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School: Cluainteach (roll number 10298)

Location:
Cloontagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Buadhacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 271

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    21. As dark as pitch.
    22. As white as snow.
    23. As clear as water.
    24. As cute as a fox.
    25. As mad as a March hare.
    26. As strong as a bull.
    27. As slippery as an eel.
    28. As contrary as a bag of weasels.
    29. As crooked as a ram's horn.
    30. As proud as Lucifer.
    31. As merry as a beggarman.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English