School: Ród (B.)
- Location:
- Rhode, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Maoldomhnaigh
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“The following are a list of Proverbs and old sayings which I heard at home:-”
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Written by Francis Rowan, told to him by
Lizzie Smullen
Rhode
The following are a list of Proverbs and old sayings which I heard at home :-
"A burnt child fears the fire."
"As heavy as lead."
"As light as a feather."
"As big as a house"
"As cute as a fox."
"As high as a mountain."
"As strong as a horse"
"He was as black as soot."
"It was a blue as the sky"
"As cold as ice."
"It was as sweet as sugar."
"You might as well be trying to make a racehorse of an ass"
"It was as salty as the sea."
"An open mouth never catches flies."
- Collector
- Francis Roawn
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Lizzie Smullen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rhode, Co. Offaly