School: Balrath (1) (roll number 9770)
- Location:
- Balrath, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: C. Ní Pharthaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0719, Page 360
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- (continued from previous page)"The last straw broke the camel's back."
"An empty pot or a bad spoon."
"All over like the fair of Fore."
"Pulling the devil by the tail and cannot get in sight of the head."
"A penny wise - a pound foolish."
"If the cuckoo sings on the bare thorn
sell your cow and buy corn."
"Lost your sheep for a 'hayporth' of tar."
- "As wise as the hills"
"As cute as a fox"
"As smart as a bee"
"As wild as a hare"
"As sore as a briar"
"As crooked as a ram's horn"
"As ugly as sin"
"As poor as a church mouse"
"As green as a leak"
"All to one side like the town of Granard" - Collector
- Brigid Hand
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Balrath, Co. Westmeath
