School: Corr Garrdha (roll number 15228)

Location:
Corgerry Eighter, Co. Galway
Teachers:
M. Ó Dubhláin M. Ó Muineacháin
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  1. What is black and white and read all over?
    Answer. A newspaper.
    It is inside the house, it is outside the house and is in the house.
    Answer. A window.
    What is full and holds more?
    Answer. A pot of potatoes.
    What is broken when you name it?
    Answer. Silence.
    Why does a hen pick the pot?
    Answer. Because she cannot lick it.
    In all day and out all night.
    Answer. The latch of a door.
    What goes up when the rain comes down?
    Answer. An umbrella.
    Why does a hen cross the road?
    Answer. To get to the other side.
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