School: Cluain Cátha (roll number 2243)
- Location:
- Cloncaw, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Ó Hanluain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 149
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- (continued from previous page)man's slave:- a consoling thought for a young girl who marries an old man.
11 As tight as Dick's fiddle band (hat band) Said of any knot which is hard to loose.
12 As black as the ace of spades.
13. As hard a the hammers of hell. Said of a person who is covetous.
14 You can't get feathers from a frog - you can't take breeches from a Highlander.
5 Far-away cows have long horns and far away fields are green.
16 You never miss the water till the well runs dry.
17. Learning is easily carried.
18 She of he won't comb a grey head - said of a delicate child.
19. He wasn't behind the door when noses were being given out - said of a person with a long nose.
20 She was reared a pet: said of an only daughter who was spoiled by indulgent parents.
21 A person who is made a pet of is like a pet pig, always troublesome.
22 The old dog for the hard road: said by a farther whose sons leave an undue share of the hard work for him to do.
23 Marry the wind to settle it. said of a girl who marries a drunkard and tries to reform him.(continues on next page)
