School: Mullach Dubh

Location:
Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Blioscáin
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    As round as an apple as plump as a ball can climb the church over steeple and all. The sun.
    What goes up a ladder with its head down. A nail in a man's shoe.
    Up chip-cherry down chip-cherry all the men in Derry would not climb chip-cherry. The smoke.
    Spell the red thief of the world in three letters. fox.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Mc Ginley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs M. Hamilton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim