School: Raharney (B.)
- Location:
- Raharney, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: S. Ó Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 162
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- (continued from previous page)As dry as a lime burner
As cute as a pet fox
As hold as the hill
As sharp as a lance.
Like the man said when he paid the rent, "I may put down the bob and pitch again"
It is as hard to be got as a needle in a cock of straw.
Like a needle in a bag.
Like a hare on a hot griddle
As mean as ditch water
As poor as a church mouse
As poor as charity in a lawyers pocket, by degrees the way the lawyers go to heaven.
A watched pot never boils
As dry as a bone
As long as a late breakfast
As drunk as a lord
Thats as good as the man that eat the griddle
As the fox when he caught the hen, you will make a nice dinner
A day late like the man at the market(continues on next page)
