School: Tiercahan
- Location:
- Tircahan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0968, Page 320
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- (continued from previous page)58. There never was a wood but there was as much undergrowth in it as would burn it.
(There is a skeleton in every cupboard)
59. The devil will have his own
60. Half a loaf is better than no bread
61. Eaten bread is soon forgotten
62. A slice off half a loaf is not missed
63. The pan calling the pot black
64. Butter thats licked off a briar is no good.
65 A proud horse wont carry his own corn
66. An old bird is not caught with chaff.
67 A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
68 When all fruit fails welcome haws.
69 '' '' '' '' go to the wood and pull sloes.
70 Any port in a storm.
71 Some for the saddle, and more for its straddle.
( '' '' light work '' '' '' hard times)
72 The back is made to bear the burthen
73. Going to the goat's house to look for wool.
74 '' '' an orange lodge '' '' '' Holy Water.
75 Looking for a needle in a bag of straw.
76 Carting day light to the moon.
78 Greasing a fat hen (to roast her)
79 You cant have your loaf and eat it.
80 Hard gathering gets a wide scattering
81. Beg off beggars, and you'll never be rich.
82. All the fingers are not the one length(continues on next page)
