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School: Drumatemple (B.) (roll number 7496)

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Drumatemple, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Michael Quinn
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    "As red as a turkey - cock's comb".
    Anything vey crooked is said to be,
    "As crooked as a ram's horn".
    Anything very hard is said to be,
    "As hard as the hob of hell", or, As hard as a stone.
    Anything very green is said to be,
    "As green as grass.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Keenan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corrastoona Beg, Co. Roscommon