School: Fraine, Athboy (roll number 14766)
- Location:
- Fraine, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 047
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- (continued from previous page)Weep and you weep alone,
Feast and your halls are crowded
Fast and the world goes by.
The sight of you is good for sore eyes.
He who slings mud is losing ground.
Don't swap horses in crossing a river.
Every man has his price.
A thing of beauty is a joy forever.
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Little dogs carry long tails.
Strike the iron while it's hot.
A windy day is not the day for thatching.
It's too late to lock the stable door when the steed is stolen.
An apple a day keeps the doctor away.
Man proposes but God disposes.
Knowledge is power.
Hell is paved with good intentions.
Truth is stranger than fiction.
May your shadow never grow less.
It's better be short of cash than short of character.
Abandon hope all ye who enter here.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máighréad Nic Domhnaill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kildalkey, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Nan Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tremblestown, Co. Meath
