School: Ceann Locha (roll number 11749)
- Location:
- Kinlough, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Matilda Bolster
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0189, Page 391
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- A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Two heads are wiser than one.
As green as the grass of Ireland.
A stitch in time saves nine.
As dirty as a pig.
As black as soot.
As white as snow.
As cross as a bulldog.
As heavy as lead.
As light as a feather.
As poor as a Church mouse.
Look before you leap.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
A burned child dreads the fire.
As sweet as honey.
As good as gold.
As sour as gall.
As thick as a mule.
As busy as a bee.
As cold as ice.
Too many cooks spoil the broth.
Far off hills are green.
Rome was not built in a day.
As hard as iron.
- Collector
- Matilda Bolster
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Kinlough, Co. Leitrim
