School: Greenan's Cross (roll number 15687)
- Location:
- Lecklevera, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: J. Gavan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 505
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- (continued from previous page)"A rolling stone gathers no moss"
"A little pot is soon hot"
"He who seldom rides forgets his spurs"
"A watched pot is long about boiling"
"When the wind rises it is not the time to be gathering scollops"
"Love me love my dog"
"Always going to the chest and never putting in soon brings the meal to the bottom"
"A man who has a loaf will get a knife to cut it"
"You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear"
"There is no fool as bad as an old fool"
"You can't eat meal and whistle at the same time"
"A closed mouth and a wise head"
"Manners makes a and like-wise a woman"
"One beetle knows another beetle"
"One penny knows another penny"
"An empty sack will not stand upright"
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