The people meet each other but the hills do not.
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- Irish proverb
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- Irish proverb; original: “Casar na daoiní ar a chéile, ach ní chastar na cnuic.” (Wikiquote: Irish proverbs)
- Culture / tradition
- Irish
- Attribution status
- Traditional
- Verification
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