School: Cluain Taidhg (Clontead), Achadh Cóiste (roll number 14023)
- Location:
- Cluain Téide Mhór, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0345, Page 052
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- (continued from previous page)as grass, as grass it is'nt, As red as blood as blood it is'nt. As black as ink, as ink it is'nt, What is it?
A A blackberry.
- "Gods help is nearer than the door".
"It is better to be born lucky than born rich".
"No cross no crown".
"Fools build houses and wise men live in them".
"Smooth water runs deep".
"Two heads are better than one".
"It is hard to put an old head on young shoulders".
"It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven".
"Empty vessels make most noise".
"Better alone than in bad company".
"Look before you leap".
"Think twice before you speak once".(continues on next page) - Collector
- Crissie Lyons
- Gender
- Female
