School: Sriantaigh (roll number 8015)
- Location:
- Sreenty, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Mac Aodha Bhuí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0934, Page 202
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- Throwing apples into an orchard.
A wet and windy May fills the haggard with corn and hay.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Self praise is half scandle.
Its a long road that has no turning.
A burnt child fears the fire.
Necessity is the mother of invention.
Plough early and plough deep, you'll have corn to sell and some to keep.
A rolling stone gathers no moss
A empty sack won't stand
Its hard to make an envelope out of a sow's ear.
There is no use crying over spilt milk.
Don't praise yourself and don't dispraise yourself.
An apple a day keeps the doctor(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Finnegan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coraghy, Co. Monaghan
