School: An t-Éadan Mór
- Location:
- Edenmore, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Mac Philib
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0960, Page 227
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- (continued from previous page)22. Youth at the prow, folly at the helm.
23. You can't put an old head on young shoulders.
24. The cuckoo singing on a bare thorn, leaves a very dear stone of corn.
25. A dry May and a drop in June, makes the farmer whistle a merry tune.
26. A cold hand leaves a warm heart.
27. You'll never miss the water till the well runs dry.
28. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
29. Eggs are eggs but some are rotten.
30. Cold water will scald a clart.
31. If the cap fits you wear it.
32. A friend in need is a friend indeed.
33. Two's company three's a crowd.
34. A person often cut a stick to beat himself.
35. Circumstances alter cases, broken noses alter faces.
36. A wise man carries his coat.
37. There was never an old shoe but there was an old stocking for.
38. A wink is as good as a nod for a blind horse.
39. Half a word is good enough for a scholar.
40. Set a fool on horseback and he will ride to hell.
41. Set a thief to catch a thief.(continues on next page)
