School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)

Location:
Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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    animal? Because he is cured after he is killed.
    106. Dick's father was Tom's son. What relation was Tom to Dick? His grandfather.
    107. How many sides has a bucket? Two, inside and outside.
    108. What guard do we hate most? A blackguard.
    109. What part of a car goes into a town first? The noise.
    110. Why is a cater-pillar like a greedy boy? Because both make the butter-fly.
    111. What is it that we often return but never borrow.? Thanks.
    112. If I were in the Sun and you were out of it what would sun be? Sin.
    113 What goes away above the ground and returns under it.? A man
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