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School: Teamhrán (C.) (roll number 14834)

Location:
Teamhrán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Mhic Conmara
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    If a fox and a goose and a sheaf of straw was one side of the river. And you had to bring them back one by one so that the fox wouldn't eat the goose or the goose wouldn't eat the sheaf of straw. How could you do that?
    Answer =Bring the goose over first, then the sheaf of straw, leave the goose back again and then bring over the fox.
    Why it Athens like the wick of a candle?
    Answer = Because it is in the middle of Greece.
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    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
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    Gender
    Female
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    Gender
    Male