School: Lusmagh

Location:
Gortarevan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Ó Floinn
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  1. 1. While there's life there's hope.
    2. When there's a will there's a way.
    3. Dont count your chicken's in the shells.
    4. You cant expect a black bird out of a ren's egg.
    5. Rome was not built in a day.
    6. He who laughs last laughs best.
    7. Ask and you shall receive.
    8. A butcher never eats his own meat.
    9. You cant put a young head on old sholders.
    10. A apple a day keeps
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Hanniffey
    Gender
    Female