School: Baile an Bhile (C.) (roll number 15488)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd Nic Giollachlaoin
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    a lazy old mother, twelve little children as black as one another.
    A clock.
    29. A farmer went out ploughing he had "Done" when he began, he had "Done" when he had half done and he had'nt "Done" atall when he had finished.
    "Done" was the horse's name.
    30. What is the highest table in the world?
    The multiplication table.
    31. Why is a bubble and a bruise alike?
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