School: Doire an Céise (C )
- Location:
- Dernakesh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Uaid
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- (continued from previous page)money or a woman with a secret."
- "He is as hoarse as a crow."
"He is as straight as a rush."
"Every tub must sit on its own bottom."
"You can't make velvet out of a pig's ear."
"A drunken man speaks a sober mind."
"Riches are better than early rising."
"He is as wild as a wild duck."
"She is as slow as a snail."
"She is as stupid as the wall."
"She is as yellow as a duck's foot."
"He is as proud as a peacock."
"One good turn deserves another."
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- Collector
- Philomena Shalvey
- Gender
- Female