School: Blacklion
- Location:
- Blacklion, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: F. Johnston
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0962, Page 256
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- Some of the local proverbs are;
1. "A rolling stone gathers no moss."
2. "A fire is a good servant but a bad master."
3."Youth is the time to learn."
4. "Sense does not come before age."
5. "Time and tide wait for no man."
6. "A sloe year is a low year."
7." A haw year is a braw year."
8. "Better late than never."
9. "There are no good fish inn the sea as were ever caught."
10. "Health is better than wealth."
11. "A friend in need is a friend indeed."
12. "Hills are green far away."
13. "you cannot put an old head on young shoulders."
14. "Honesty is the best policy."
15. "A stitch in time saves nine."
16. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush."
17. "Long churning makes bad butter."(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rupert Elliott
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mullaghbane, Co. Fermanagh
