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School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

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Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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    A green man in the garden and a hundred coats on him .Answer, a head of cabbage.
    Fifth.
    Why is toffee like a race horse,Answer,the longer you lick it the faster it goes.
    6. Why are fishmongers greedy,because their business makes them sel-fish.
    7.
    Why does the cow look over the ditch? Answer,because she could not look under it.
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    A thing that has no legs but that is always moving,Answer,water .9 A thing that
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Grádaigh
    Gender
    Male