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School: Cora Caitlín (B.)

Location:
Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Mac Conmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0599, Page 023

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  1. Funny Stories (continued)

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    thought you would never succeed. "Oh. It was all very easy only for the two vagabonds in the middle. Then the farmer went into the paddock and found two hares in the middle of the sheep. The farmer went home smiling.
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  2. Riddles

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    (1) What two animals took the most luggage into the Ark? The fox and the bock because one took a brush and the other took a comb.
    (2) Why is a red herring like a mackintosh? Because they both keep you dry.
    (3) What can be changed without being seen or moved? Your mind.
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