School: Gort na Léime (roll number 13012)

Location:
Gortaleam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0037, Page 0359

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  2. Q. a duck before two ducks a duck behind two ducks a duck in the middle between two ducks. How many ducks
    A. Three
    Q. How many tails would reach the moon
    A. One if it was long enough.
    Q. As I went out a guttery gap I met 25 devilians scraping
    A. A harrow
    Q. A round as an apple as deep as a cup and all the kings horses would never pull it up
    A. A well
    Q. A fiddler in Limerick had a brother in Cork
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