School: Loughshinny (roll number 8434)
- Location:
- Loughshinny, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: James Monks
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0786, Page 117
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- (continued from previous page)which grows ditfhes and fields and sell it in the market in Dublin. People also used to gather water cress which will be found in ditches where water moves slowly. there is another herb called hemlock which is poisonous. It is used for poisoning rats or mice. It is boiled and chopped up and put on bread and left where the rats or mice will get it.
- Time nor tide wait for no man
a rolling stone gathers no moss
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
A stitch in time saves nine
Never venture never win
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy wealthy and wise
The early bird catches the worm
As many lives as a cat
Never judge a book by the cover(continues on next page) - Informant
- Thomas Coleman
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Curkeen Hill, Co. Dublin
