School: Balscadden (roll number 9492)
- Location:
- Balscaddan, Co. Dublin
- Teachers: P. Ó Séaghdha Francis Shaw

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What bird is it that has two wings and cannot fly.
Answer - A dead bird.
What goes up when the rain comes down.
Answer_An Umbrella.
Why is a pony cleverer hat a fox.
Answer - Because a pony can run away in a trap and a fox cannot.
Up and down and never touches the ground.
Answer - The handle of a pump.
What is like the half of a moon.
Answer - The other half.
Julia Mac Fadden 26th April 1938- Collector
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- Gender
- Female