School: Ballyadams (roll number 894)
- Location:
- Baile Adaim, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: P. Ó Bruadair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 069
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- (continued from previous page)Forty more along with that.
Six seven ten eleven.
Three and two how many is that.
Answer: Five.
Twenty sick(six) sheep went out through a gap one died how many came back.
Answer: Nineteen.
A man ran one mile walked two miles crept three miles how many miles did he walk.
Answer: Four miles.
Where was Moses when the light went out.
Answer: In the dark.
Why is a pig in a parlour so much like a house on fire.
Answer: Because both have to be put out.
How many wells would make a river.
Answer: One if it was big enough.
Why is a book like a horse.
Answer: Because both have a tale.(continues on next page)
