School: Scoil na mBráthar, Caiseal (roll number 16726)
- Location:
- Cashel, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An Br. B. E. Ó hOireabháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0555, Page 301
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- (continued from previous page)9. A snowy Christmas makes a graveyard green.
10. Smile and suffer on.
11. You might as well sing grief as cry it.
12. While the cat is out the cat can play.
13. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
14. It's no use crying over spilt milk.
15. Far-away cows wear long horns.
16. When God kills he cures.
17. You can't judge the book by the cover.
18. The early bird catches the worm.
19. There's no strength until it is put together.
20. Between the saddle and the ground pardon is often asked and is often found.
21. Happy is the bride that the sun shines on, and happy is the corpse that the rain rains on.
22. Beg from a beggar and you will never be rich.
23. Better late than never.
24. A used key is always bright.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- David Griffin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs Griffin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cashel, Co. Tipperary
