School: Termonfeckin

Location:
Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mullen
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
  2. 50. Save the pennies and the pounds will mind themselves.
    51. A dead dog will not bark.
    52. Put a little bit away for the rainy day, because the sun will not always shine.
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  3. 53. Take Things always by the smooth handle.
    54. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
    55. Praising all alike is praising none.
    56. No need to spur a willing horse.
    57. What's done cannot be undone.
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