School: Drong (roll number 15699)
- Location:
- Drung, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán P. Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1117, Page 145
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- (continued from previous page)21. As rich as a Jew.
22. As wild as a boar.
23. As green as grass.
24. As hard as iron.
25. As "slippy" (slippery) as glass.
26. As proud as a peacock.
27. As round as an apple.
28. As thick as "poundies".
29. As quick as lightning.
30. As "crabbit" (cross) as a march hare.
31. As hard as a rock.
32. As this as a rake.
33. As smooth as a book-leaf.
34. As sharp as a lance.
35. As bitter as gall.
36. As sweet as honey.
37. As white as a lily.
38. As light as a feather.
39. As brown as a berry.
40. As sour as vinegar.
41. As soft as "brahan" (porridge.)
42. As red as a rose.
43. As stiff as a poker.
44. As dead as "dulse" (dilisc.)
45. As crooked as a dog's hind leg.
46. As busy as a bee.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie M. Harrigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Quigley's Point, Co. Donegal
