School: Mohill (B.) (roll number 12415)

Location:
Mohill, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Francis Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 089

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  2. Local sayings.
    You would make a cat laugh. "Did you go home yet? No, did you? You are as wet as a drowned rat. As dry as snuff. As cold as a frozen rat. You would make a funeral turn back. As black as soot. If you don't go near the water you will not fall in. As white as snow. As black as pitch. As clear as crystal. You have a face on you that would make a turkey-cock lay. As yellow as mustard. You have a mouth on you that would make an ass bray. Your face is like a kangaroo. You are as flabby as a
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