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1. Local Sayings (continued)

   

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   As clever as a jailor.
   As light fisted as a Scotch man.
   As stiff as a stake.
   As black as the ace of spades.
   As long as a late breakfast.
   As crooked as the joker.
   As hardy as a hedgehog.
   As white as the soul of a child.
   As firm as a lobster's grip.
   As tiny as a wren's mouth.
   As bitter as the taste of truth.
   The man on the sideline is the best hurler.
   As fierce as a lion.
   As strange as a horse.
   As strong as a house.
   As high as the sky.
   As green as a leek.
   As brown as a berry.
   As blue as the sky.
   A penny for your thoughts.
   As smooth as silk.

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
         1. proverbs (~4,377)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Brighid Ní Bhraonáin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Fallaghmore, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Cáit Ní Bhraonáin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Fallaghmore, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Séamas Mac Giolla Brighde

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clopook, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Sighle Nic Aodha

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Fallaghmore, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Uinsionn De Laoighseach

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clopook, Co. Laois