School: Cluainteach (roll number 10298)
- Location:
- Cluainteach, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: Seán Ó Buadhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 268
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- 1. Counting the chickens before they are hatched.
Too hopeful
2. Eating the calf in the cow's belly.
Running up debt.
3. As cute as a fox.
The fox is very wise. To be cute as a fox is to be very wise.
4. As strong as a horse.
Very strong.
5. Not able to pull a herring off the tongs.
Very weak.
6. Going like the hammers.(continues on next page)
