School: Naomh Pádraig
- Location:
- Killala, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Laura C. Mc Kenna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0142, Page 328
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- (continued from previous page)As poor as a man in the dark.
As sweet as honey.
- As white as snow.
As poor as Job's cat.
As cross as a bag of weasels.
As straight as a poker.
As crooked as a ram's horn.
As stiff as a pig.
As hungry as a hawk.
As lame as a duck.
As firm as a rock.
As tall as a steeple.
As grey as a badger.
As blind as a bat.
As swift as a deer.
As fat as a fool.
As thin as a wisp.(continues on next page) - Collector
- James Sealy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballina, Co. Mayo
