School: Rosmead (roll number 7212)
- Location:
- Cavestown and Rosmead, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: E. Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0726, Page 140
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- (continued from previous page)142. Ash Elm oak and yew are the four best trees that ever grew
143. The cock can crow on his own dunghill
144. Fingers were made before knives or forks
145. A hen has to lay where she gets her oats
146. The mans work is from Sun to Sun and the womans work is never done
147. The person that drinks nothing but water can never be set drunk
148. Birds of one feather all flock together
149. Young feathers make young birds
150. Live horse and you'll get grass
151. Many hands make light work
152. Where there is an if there is a want
153. Dont count the birds before they are hatched
154. We here the Bees but we dond see the honey
155. The old dog for the hard road and the pup for the the path
156. Horses for saddles and horses for straddles
157. Never throw out the dirty water till you get the clean water in
158. Leave up a thing carefully and in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rosie Hogg
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Crowinstown Great, Co. Westmeath
