School: Ballivor (roll number 9380)
- Location:
- Ballivor, Co. Meath
- Teacher: T. Ua Conmhidhe
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 284
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- [Some of the old sayings cannot be distinguished from sayings which were got in books [Such as "The saying of Poor Richard",] which was in the fifth class books of all the old people, but these are the sayings the old people practice]1. it's hard to learn an old to dance
2. Every cock can crow on his on dung -hill
3. Every dog has his day
4. It's a bad dog, thats not worth whistling for.
5. Never count your chickens, before they are hatched
6. If the cuckoo sings on a bare thorn, sell your cow, and buy corn.
7. You can't expect anything from a pig but a grunt.
8. A bird never flew with one wing.
9. Better is an ass that carries you, than a horse that throws you.
10. It's a bad time to change horses, when crossing a stream.
11. One swallow never made a summer.
12. Whats good for the (good) goose, is good for the gander.
13. It's a bad dog, that bites his own tail.(continues on next page)
