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School: Machaire

Location:
Magherintemple, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ó Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1023, Page 052

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  1. Proverbs and Local Sayings (continued)

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    Proverbs and Sayings:-
    "Every little makes a mickle"
    Mind the ha'penny's and the pounds will take care of themselves"
    "He'd cut your throat for a ha'penny"
    (a miserly mean person)
    "Money makes the mare go"
    Crowds were like "herrings in a barrel" or
    "like sardines in a box"
    You might as well be "searching for a needle in a bundle of straw" or "for holy water in an Orange Lodge" (Futile search)
    Don't go "throwing apples into the orchard" or "bringing coals to Newcastle," or putting wool on the sheeps back"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English