School: Tullogher, Ros Mhic Treoin (roll number 14648)
- Location:
- Tulachar, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Mrs Winnie Murphy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0846, Page 415
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- 1) Keep the bad dog with you, and the good dog wont bite you
2) Half a loaf is better than no bread3) Eaten bread is soon forgotten
4) Take the world easy and twill thrive with you
- said in the West Co. Sligo
5) Socair and easy goes far in the day (as above)6) Pride goes before a fall7)The cat can look at the king, (but the king can shoot it,)8) A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush9) As tough as a gad10) The whistle of a woman
The crow of a hen
Wakens the devil out of his den
11) When the old cock crows the young cock learns12) Between the stirrup and the ground
Was mercy sought and mercy found
13) Which you prefer - big ugly or small nice14) A borrowed horse has hard hoofs
15) If the cuckoo comes on a bare thorn
Sell the cow and buy the corn
16) Long fair, long foul (Re weather)17) Never trust a Suamaire (a silent person)18) Smooth water runs deep(continues on next page)
