School: Barnaran, Rathangan (roll number 10454)
- Location:
- Barnaran, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Bean Uí Lochlainn
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- 1. Caithlin Breathnach
2. Cappanargid Rathangan
3. 13 years
4. Sgoláire
5. Umeras
6. A h-atair 7 a máthair
7. biadhain ó shoin
8. 25 ad. 10. 37(1) How many sides has a bucket?
Ans. Two - the inside and the outside.(2) What part of a car goes into the town first?
Ans. The noise(3) What goes under the water and over the water but never touches the water?
Ans. A girl going over a bridge with a pail of water on her head.(4) What sleeps with its head down?
Ans. A nail in a man's boot.(5) What goes round the floor and sleeps on its head at night?
Ans. A twig.(6) What must you do before your come down stairs?
Ans. Go up it.(7) [Iink ank] under the [baak tin] drawing flour?
Ans. A woman milking a cow.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Caitlín Breathnach
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Cappanargid, Co. Kildare