School: Cloonmorris (roll number 12496)
- Location:
- Cloonmorris, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Michael J. Conboy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 084
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- (continued from previous page)shoemaker's wife.A heavy purse makes a light heart.A soft word never broke a tooth yetBig head and little sense'Tis a bad hen that wont scratch for herselfIt is the end of the pot the bottom to fall. out of it.Patience is the cure of an old complaint.There never came a gather but a scatter came after.A vessel will only hold the full of it.Death is the poor man's doctor.Enough is as good as a feast.I would guess eggs if I saw shells.Never judge a book by it's cover.A man is shy in another man's corner.Honey is sweet but dont lick it off a briar.A woman has an excuse readier than an apron.All that glitters is not gold.Where theres a will theres a wayA bad wife takes advice from every man but her own husband.The daughter of an active old woman makes a bad houskeeper.You have the foal's share of the harrow.Dont leave a tailor's remnant behind you.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Cox
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonart North, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Michael Cox
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cloonart North, Co. Longford
