School: Áth Treasna (B.) (roll number 11236)
- Location:
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Dálaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0353, Page 257
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- (continued from previous page)59 Dubhairt bean liom go ndubhairt bean léi.
60 Ní hé lá na gaoithe na lá na sgolb.
61 He would smoke the leg off a pot.
62 He is a handy as a small pot.
63 He hasn't the brains of a sparrow.
64 What can you expect from a pig but a grunt.
65 Work is better than talk.
66 A good word in the court is better than a pound your pocket
67 The time nor the tide will wait for no man.
68 Have it yourself or be without it.
69 All he says isn't the Lords Prayer.
70 Little is better than nothing.
71 Empty cans make most noise.
72 He is as deaf as a stone.
73 He wouldn't hit a white house.
74 One fool makes many but the oldest fool is the worst of any.
75 The most rain fills the tub.
Seldom seen is much admired
But when you find one good and true
Change not the old one for the new
77 Your friend is your pocket
78 Never put off for to-morrow what(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Robert Beechinor
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newmarket, Co. Cork
