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School: Cruach Ros (roll number 15532)

Location:
Croaghross, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Colm Ó Baoighill
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  1. Tomhaiseanna (continued)

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    F. An Ghealach

    C. Litruigh sás luchóg i dtrí leitreacha.
    F. C.A.T.

    C. Caidé a thig le fear amháín iomchar, acht ní thiocfadh le céad fear é a chur in a sheasamh díreach?
    F. Giota rópa

    C. Caidé is fiú scadán nuair atá taobh amháín ithte agat
    F. Is fiú é a thionntodh

    C. Ghnidhim an lug laidir, téighim trasna ná mara, scannruighim an gaduidhe agus fásaim ar chrann.
    F. Cáirt

    C. An fear a rinn é níor chaith sé riamh é agus an fear a chaith é ní fhacaidh sé é.
    F. Comhnair

    C. "One fine day in the middle of the night
    Two dead men got up to fight,
    One blind man came to see fair play
    Two dummy men shouted out, "hurrah!"
    F. A lie

    C. " A fire o the ocean; a blind man saw it; a man without legs ran for the ambulance, the ambulance came without wheels and running over a dead cat almost killed her."
    F. A lie

    C. Cé'n áít a scairt an coileach nuair a chualaidh an domhan é.
    F. San Arc
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