School: Rathcarran (roll number 4370)

Location:
Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Caitlín Ní Chonnachtáin
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    with a bag of turf on his back.
    114. Black and white and red (read) all over - a newspaper.
    115. What belongs to you and is used often by others?
    Your Name.
    116. Under the water and over the water and never touches the water - a man going over a bridge with a pail of water on his head.
    117 If a man was born in Ireland, christened in England, married in Scotland and died in America, what would he be? A Corpse.
    118. When is a penny like a hermit? When it is a loan (alone)
    119. Why should Ireland soon be
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