School: Áthán (B.), Lios na Groighe (roll number 14173)
- Location:
- Ahane, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seán Ó Héalaithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 436
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- (continued from previous page)(168) As yellow as a sovereign
(169) As juicy as a lemon
(170) As round as a cup
(171) He's like a teetotum (lively)
(172) He can spin like a top.
(173) He's as long as he's broad.
(174) There's no show but him
(175) There's no shame in him
(176) There's no kick in him
(177) There's no go in him
(178) He's as rich as a dog.
(179) As hairy as a stocking
(180) As crooked as the heel of a stocking
(181) As fast as a deer
(182) As quick as the wind
(183) As headstrong as a mule
(184) As handy as a goat
(185) As driving as a horse
(186) As driving as an elephant
(187) A quick as a sycamore tree (growing quickly like a stalk
(188)(continues on next page)
