School: Ballyfin, Mountrath (roll number 15537)

Location:
An Baile Fionn, Co. Laoise
Teacher:
Seosamh Mac Giolla Fhionáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0833, Page 147

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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?
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