School: Cluainteach (roll number 10298)

Location:
Cloontagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Buadhacháin
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    12. You 'breall' you.
    You are a fool.
    13. She is bad with the feet.
    She walks badly.
    14. He beat him without rhyme or reason.
    He had no reason for beating him.
    15. There was not tale or tidings of him.
    He had not been heard of.
    16. There was not a 'gíog' nor 'gíoc' out of him.
    He was unconscious.
    17. It was a drawkey day.
    Misty, slight rain.
    18. Time will tell.
    We'll know it all after a time.
    19. As black as the crook.
    20. As bright as a shilling.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English