School: Killallon (roll number 5207)
- Location:
- Boherard, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Stiophán Ó Scalaighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 358
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- (continued from previous page)"I have a crow to pick with you."
Hills are green far away.
The hungry eye sees far.
Small apples will grow again.
The kettle calling the pot black.
Saturdy's flitting, a short sitting.Blessed is the corpse the rain rains on.
Happy is the bride the sun shines on."Days for getting married"
Monday for health, Tuesday for wealth
Wednesday the best day of all
Thursday for losses, Friday for crosses
And Saturday no day at all.That's the hen that done me. (Said of a hen that crows which is a bad omen)
As odd as two left boots.
What's bred in the bone is hard to take out of the flesh.
He's not a patch on a breeches.
Looking for a needle in a haystack.A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay.
A swarm of bees in June(continues on next page)
