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School: Muchgrange (C.), Greenore (roll number 7278)

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Muchgrange, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Mrs. A. O' Dwyer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 106

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    Early to bed, and early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
    Evening red, and morning grey set the traveller on his way, but evening grey and morning red set the rain upon his head.
    Rain before seven, fair by eleven.
    If ifs and ands were pots and pans, there would be no need for tinkers.
    For want of a nail the shoe was lost.
    For want of the shoe the horse was lost.
    For want of the horse the rider was lost.
    For want of the rider the battle was lost.
    For want of the battle the kingdon was lost.
    And all for as the want of a horseshoe nail.
    If wishes were horses beggars would ride.
    If turnips were watches, I'd wear one by my side.
    A sunshine shower never lasts half an hour.
    If the cat lies in the sun in
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lill Killen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Millgrange, Co. Louth