School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 120

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    As straight as an arrow,
    As straight as a whip,
    As thin as a knitting needle,
    As thin as a whang,
    As thing as a wisp,
    As long as a wet week,
    As fast as his feet could carry him.
    As fast as the wind,
    As fast as a deer,
    As slow as a snail,
    As slow as a crippled man,
    As poor as a Church mouse,
    As poor as Job's cat,
    As poor as a beggar man,
    As black as soot,
    As black as a pot,
    As black as a crow,
    As black as a crook,
    As hard as the hob of Hell,
    As hard as rock,
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Florrie O' Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breastagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs O' Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breastagh, Co. Mayo