School: Castlecoote (roll number 6344)
- Location:
- Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ghabhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0263, Page 271
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- 1) Seldom comes better
2) The fire is the master of the house3) You can't marry while there's a bush in the gapThis is said if a younger daughter is asked in marriage while the elder is eligible4) 'God direct me to the best'
When a person is puzzled about doing certain works5) There was a "rook in the pake" in the village.
This phrase is used locally to describe a row or some excitement6) You don't miss a bush till it is cut
7) Don't count your chickens until they are hatched.
8) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush9) 'Don't be while a cat is licking her ear, away.' Said to hurry up a child going on a message10) "Will you?" was never a good fellow
11) Kill two birds with one stone
12) One today, is worth two tomorrow
13) Think twice before you speak once
14) An ounce of preventive is better than one pound of cure15) Defer not till tomorrow to be wise
Tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise 16) Strike the iron while it's hot
17) What is bred in the bone comes out in the flesh
18) Smooth water runs deep(continues on next page)
