School: Lisball
- Location:
- Lisball, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Doherty
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- (continued from previous page)33) The hearse is the last coach on the road.
34). Get the name of early rising, and you can sleep till dinner time.
35. Charity covers a multitude of sins, but a tailor covers a multitude of sinners.
36. A dying "Rannie" often lives longer than a sound man.
37. The devil could'nt kill a bad thing.
38. Some women have as much paint on their face, as would paint a ship, and as much powder as would blow it up.
39. The last kick of a dying rat is always the worst.
40. "Frost and rain and frost again," is the Blacksmith's toast.
41.) You may trust a rogue, but you can never trust a liar.
- Collector
- S. Doherty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lisball, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Phil Gaynor
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Journalist
- Address
- Bailieborough, Co. Cavan
