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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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    The longest way round is the shortest way home. Facts are stubborn things. Set a beggar on horseback and he'll outride the devil. The end must justify the means A penny for your thoughts.
    You'll never miss the water until the well runs dry.
    To err is human to forgive divine. Whatever is, is not, is the maxim of the anarchist. Procrastination is the thief of time. A stitch in time saves nine. He who goes a borrowing will go a sorrowing.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dodie Healy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creeharmore, Co. Roscommon