School: Carlanstown (roll number 884)
- Location:
- Carlanstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Gérbheannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0708, Page 140
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- (continued from previous page)"A rolling stone gathers no moss
"He is not a wise man that finds a dead man
"A stitch in time saves nine
"Manhy hands make light work.
"Hunger is good sauce
"A half buried sod is easily kindled
"You will never miss the water until the well runs dry.
"Dont leave for tomorrow what you can do today
"A long churning spoils the Butter
"Rome was not built in a day.
- "The cure for a wart is if you get a pool of water in a Stone and you not looking for it and dip the wart into it the wart will die
"The cure for a Sting of a nettle is to get a dockleaf and rub it to the Sting it will cure it
"Another cure for a wart is to rub a snail to the wart.
"A cure for a poisoned dog is to give him tobacco
"A cure for a Corn is to rub it with fat bacon
"When your leg goes asleep Spit on it.
