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School: Killossery, Kilsallaghan

Location:
Killossery, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
B. Ó Corbhallagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0789, Page 225

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    As weak as water.
    As tight as twopence.
    As strong as a bull.
    As fit as a fiddle.
    As old as the hill.
    As hard as the hob.
    As stiff as a poker.
    As thick as a sack.
    As thin as a whip.
    As fat as a fool.
    As mean as ditch water.
    As cool as a cucumber.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Howard
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Pupil
    Address
    Lispopple, Co. Dublin