School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

Location:
Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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  1. 1. Did you ever see half a pigs head with two eves. Answer, Yes with your own two eyes.
    2. Read backwards and forwards it spells just the same, a little town in Ireland just find out it's name. Answer; Navan.
    3. What is the difference between an engine driver, and a school teacher. Answer; One trains the mind, and the other minds the trains.
    4. A lily grows in the centre
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
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    Collector
    Nuala Ní Ghrádaigh
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