School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)
- Location:
- An Baile Fionn, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
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“Q: Ninety (nine tea) cups hanging on a shelf...”
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“Q. What is it that people never see?”
Q What is it that people never see?
A To-morrow
Q What has eyes but can't see?
A A potato
Q If a hen and a half laid an egg and a half in a day and a half how many would she lay in a week?(continues on next page)