School: Ceathrú (Carton) (roll number 15339)
- Location:
- Cartron, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Floinn
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 353
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- 1 If wishes were horses beggars would ride.
2 Two heads are better than one if they are only heads of cabbage.
3 Friends in need are friends indeed.
4 Birds never limed no secret bushes fear.
5 Doctors differ and patients die.
6 Necessity is the mother of invention.
7 Dogs don't eat dogs.
8 Birds of feather flock together.
9 All that glitters is not gold.
10 A stitch in time saves nine.
11 A burned child dreads the fire.
12 The old dog for the hard road.
13 Plans are better than hard work.
14 A borrowed horse has hard hoofs.
15 Enough is better than a feast.
16 A good neighbour is better than a bad friend.
17 Gather the pennies and the pound will care itself.
18 An old shoe meets an old stocking.
19 A friend in need is a friend indeed.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lucy Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Stuck, Co. Leitrim
