School: Áth Liag (roll number 15308)
- Location:
- Athleague, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Máirtín
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Question What part of a cow goes out of the gate first.
Answer Her (breadth) breath.
Q It is not inside nor is it not outside, but it is under the roof of the house
Ans. A window.
Q Why does a hen pick a pot
Ans Because she cannot lick it.
Q Says a father to his child, I am your father and you are not my son.
Ans. It was a girl.
Q Spell a broken-down ditch in three letters Ans = G A P- Collector
- Eileen Farrell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlestrange, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Farrell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlestrange, Co. Roscommon