School: Baile Mhic Aodha (Ballymachugh)
- Location:
- Ballymachugh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ní Dhuinnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 307
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- (continued from previous page)14. You can't judge a book by its cover
15. Borrowed horses have hard hoofs.
16. Marry in haste repent at leisure
17. Make hay when the sun shines.
18. A whistling and a crowing hen are unlucky.
- A well bred dog goes out when he sees them preparing to kick him out.
Name not a rope in his house that hanged himself.
Nine tailors make a man.
The tailors wife is worst clad.
A good surgeon must have a eagle's eye, a ladys hand, and a lions heart.
Do not tell tales out of school.
The dog that fetches will carry.
Many a talk of Robin Hood that never shot in his bow, and many a talk of little(continues on next page) - Collector
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