School: Ruadhán

Location:
Ruan, Co. Clare
Teachers:
Seán Ó Liadhráin Bríd Ní Dhíomáin
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    same thing, but the third said "I will not go in to pray for my brother's son becaus I have none," how could that be?
    He was the father of the boy.
    VI
    What four letters would frighten a thief?
    o, i, c, u. (Oh I see you)
    VII
    If a man got five shillings for walking a mile what would he get for walking thirty?
    Sore feet.
    VIII
    How many sticks goes to make a crow's nest?
    None, they are all carried.
    IX
    If a hen and a half layed an egg and a half in a day and a half how many eggs would a hen lay in a week?
    Seven
    X
    If there were six live flies on a table and you killed one how many would be left?
    None they would all fly away.
    XI
    What shoe is most like a horse's shoe?
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