School: Fothar (roll number 16903)
- Location:
- Faugher, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Bláthnaid Ní Fhannghaile
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95 What weight is the moon?
Ans - Four quarters.
96 As white as milk and milk it's not as green as grass and grass it's not as red as blood and blood it's not as black as ink and ink it's not.
Ans - Blackberry.
97 A wee lazy father and a hard working mother twelve of a family and nine like the other.
Ans - The face of a clock.
98 How many beaks does a hen strike the floor when eating ten grains of corn? Ans - One beak.
99 What would make a pair of shoes? Ans - two shoes.
100 If your uncle's sister is not your Aunt what relation is she to you?
Ans - Your mother.
101 Old Mrs Whitcher has but one eye and a long tail and every time she crosses a(continues on next page)
