School: Kilmagner, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 11337)

Location:
Kilmagner, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Scannail
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    head off I drank his blood and I left his body easy. Ans A bottle of Lemonade.
    My auntie came home from France to learn the tip of the High-Go-Dance. She had timber toes and an iron nose and upon my word she frightened the crows Ans A gun.
    Twenty sheep went out a gap twenty more followed that. Six and seven five and seven Three and two how much is that.? Ans. Five.
    There is a room with eight corners in it and in every corner sits a cat and on every cat's tail sits a cat how many cats in the room Ans Eight.
    Why does a hen pick the pot? Ans Because she couldn't lick it.
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
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