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1. Old Sayings Used by the People of the Parish (continued)

   

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   21.Men seldom see their own faults.
   22.Mind the pennies;the pounds will mind themselves.
   23.A watched pot never boiled.
   24.Half a loaf is better than no bread.
   25.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
   26.There's no place like home.
   27.Exchange is no robbery.
   28.Make hay while the sun shines.
   29.new brooms sweep clean.
   30.Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy,and wise.
   31.The more the hurry the less speed.
   32.When it rains it pours.
   33.A whistling woman and a crowing hen,brings the devil from his den.
   34.Long threatening comes at last.
   35.Never bid the devil good morrow till you meet him.
   36.Never cross the bridge till you come to it.
   37.Far away hills look green.
   38.Kerry cows have long horns.
   39.Tit for tat is a merry good chat.
   40.'Tis an ill wind that blows nobody good.
   41.Street angels and house devils.
   42.Rolling stones gather no moss.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Máire Ní Bhradáin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Feakle, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Paddy Purcell

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   34

   Address

   Baurroe, Co. Clare