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School: Athboy (C.)

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Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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    As stupid as an ass.
    As quite as a lamb.
    As cols as ice.
    As red as blood.
    As happy as a bird.
    As gay as a lark.
    As slow as a snail.
    As slippy as glass.
    As busy as a bee.
    As good as gold
    As brown as a berry
    As sly as a fox.
    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
    Una Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    P. Sullivan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Martinstown, Co. Meath