School: Fedoo (roll number 1745)
- Location:
- Fedoo, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Máire Ní Mhaicín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0951, Page 071
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- (continued from previous page)20. A blind man is a bad judge of colours.
21. A good beginning is half the work.
22. A new brush sweeps clean.
23. An empty sack won't stand.
24. "Would a cat drink sweet milk?".
25. Let every herring hang by its own tail.
26. Never throw out the dirty water until you get in the clean.
27. Blood is thicker than water.
28. I would not trust you as far as I would throw you.
29. Hunger is good sauce.
30. Every rogue backs his brother.
31. Satan finds work for idele hands to do.
32. Curiousity killed the cat.
33. Must do needs no driver.
34. A watcked kettle is long boiling.
35. You can't take blood out of a turnip.
36. A full purse makes a light heart.
37. Work is better than talk.
38. Never skim the top of the milk until you send it to the creamery.
39. Lie with the lambs and rise with the birds.
40. You are as deaf as a door nail.
41. Live horse and you will get grass.
- Collector
- Mary F. Mackin
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Teacher
