School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)
- Location:
- Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Michael Quinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0261, Page 116
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- (continued from previous page)Anything very white is said to be
"As white as a hound's tooth"
or
"As white as snow".Anything very flat is said to be
"As flat as a pan-cake".Anything very small is said to be
"As small as a wren's eggAnything very long is said to be
"As long as a wet week
- Dont put new wine into old bottles,
The cock crows but the hens deliver the goods,
There is no place like home,
A closed mouth makes a wise head,
Play the game and fear not,
Too far East is West,
Have it yourself or be without it,
Small leaks sink big ships,
There is so much bad in the best of us, and so much good in the worst of us, that it ill behoves any of us to say anything bad about the rest of us.
