School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Na Siúracha
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    It's hard to put on an old head on young shoulders.
    Smoother waters run deep
    Like father - like son.
    You can't get wool off a goat.
    Fools and their money are easily parted.
    You can't change the spots of a leopard.
    Second thoughts are always best.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. You cannot get blood from a stone.
    Borrowed horses have hard hooves.
    Blood is thicker than water.
    He who has much gets more.
    An idle mind is the devils workshop.
    Let us bury the hatchet.
    Don't hide your light under a bushel.
    Never cross a bridge till you come to it.
    Don't meet the devil half-way.
    What you never had you'll never miss.
    Its always better to be sure than sorry.
    Ill got - ill gone.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Baker
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brownstown, Co. Kildare
  3. That's a horse of a different colour.
    Many a slip between the cup and the lip.
    Cut your cloth according to you measure.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.