School: Carrowbawn, Cill Dá Lua

Location:
Carrowbaun, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghadhnair
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    "You are as stiff as a poker". This is said to a person that you could not get a stir out of.
    "A closed mouth catches no flies". This is said to a person that takes in everything but says nothing.
    "Hunger is a good sauce". This means that when you are hungary you will eat anything that you wont be looking for nice things
    "The man on the ditch is a great hurler". That means that he thinks if he were inside he would hurl great
    "As strong as horse" is said to a person that has great strength
    "As open - handed as Saint Bridgid" is said to a person who is very generous and gives away things of their own free will
    "His Bark is worse than his Bite" That means that its not the dog that is barking will always bite.
    "You are as deaf as a bittle" This is applied to a person that does not hear what is said to them.
    "As black as soot". This is said to person who is very dirty
    "Too many cooks spoil the broth" This is said if too many are at the one job and each has his own way of doing it
    "A fool and his money soon parts". This is said to a foolish person that has no hold of money.
    "As blind as a bat" Is said to a person that cannot see anything when he is sent to look for it
    "As weak as a rush" is used when a person comes in after a hard day's work and is tired.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Burke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12