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School: Athboy (C.)

Location:
Athboy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Bríghid, Bean Uí Mhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0697, Page 099

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    apple. As flat as a penny. As flat as a pan. As tight as twopence. As wide as a gate. As cold as ice. As hard as a brick. As soft as jelly. As flat as a pancake. As bitter as gall. As sweet as honey. As sweet as a nut. As contrary as a bag of cats. As contrary as a swarm of bees. As sick as a dog. As thick as a double ditch. As thick as an ass. As big as an elephant. As dry as powder. As dry as a bone. As thorny as a briar. As fair as a lilly. As good as gold. As tender as a chicken. As tough as leather. As tough as a boot. As full as the sea. As sure as God made
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    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
    Peggie Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Athboy, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs Cumiskey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Otterstown, Co. Meath