School: Drong (2)
- Location:
- Drung, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Uí Fháinín
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1022, Page 409
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- (continued from previous page)allow yourself to wear on your right hand, with forty diamond jewels,
Well set in silver fair,
That you will think of my broken heart
When you are in a foreign land.
- "As warm as wool".
"As tender as a chicken."
"As yellow as a duck's foot."
"No news is good news"
"In the fox's sleep."
This is said to a person who is pretending to be doing a thing.
"Curiosity killed the cat."
This is said to a person who is looking into other people's affairs.
"You could'nt have better luck."
"You took the word out of my mouth." - Collector
- Roberta Browne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cornabaste, Co. Cavan
