School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)
- Location:
- Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 222
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- (continued from previous page)17. Silence is golden.
18. The day of the storm is not the day to put sticks in the thatch.
19. A good woman is better to a man than a fortune.
20. Laziness is a heavy load.
21. Better late than never.
22. As warm as wool.
23. As light as a sop.
24. As black as ink.
25. As deaf as a stone.
26. As brittle as the sod in Winter.
27. As quiet as a mouse.
28. As quick as the wind.
29. As hot as the fire.
30. As sharp as a knife.
31. As crooked as a ram's horn.
32. As sharp as a lance.
33. Never sell your hens on a rainy day.
34. You will never miss the(continues on next page)
