School: Latsey
- Location:
- Latsey, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Jean Paul
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1014, Page 419
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- A bird in the hand is worth two in a bush. Rome was not built in a day. A stitch in time saves mine. A light heart lives long. No mornings sun lasts a whole day. The early bird catches the worm There's many a slip between the cup and the lip. A rolling stone gathers no moss. A new broom sweeps clean. Make hay while the sun shines One years seeding is none years weeding All is not gold that glitter Put a beggar on horse back and he'll ride to hell
- When the cuckoo cries on a bare thorn you may sell your cow and buy corn. When the lark is on the wing it is a sure sign of Spring. A green Christmas makes a fat church(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bill Maxwell
- Gender
- Male
