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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 061

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  1. Old Sayings of the District

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    As white as milk,
    As white as a swan,
    As white as snow,
    As straight as a rush
    As straight as a sally rod
    As straight as a spear
    As thin as a wisp
    As thin as a knitting needle
    As long as a wet week
    As long as a wet Sunday
    As fast as a deer
    As fast as a swallow
    As poor as Job's cat [?]
    As poor as a church mouse
    As rich as a king
    As rich as a Jew
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo