School: Gleann Bruacháin (C.), Cnoc Luinge (roll number 12614)

Location:
Glenbrohane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Sheighin
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    The man with one eye can see two eyes in the other man's head but the man with two eyes can only see one in his friend.
    12.'Tis thee in my hand, 'tis plain to be seen
    It isn't , it wasn't nor will be ever be.
    Small finger as long as the next one 13.What must you do to come down stairs.
    Go up first.
    14.What's the last thing you do before you sleep
    Make an impression.
    15.When is a gander a goose?
    When he's cooking.
    16.If Jack's father was Paddy's brother. What would Jack's father be to Paddy's mother'
    17.As I was going to Fermoy, I met seven tinkers and their wives. Each tinker had a cat ,and each cat had a kitten. How many were going to the fair of Fermoy.
    One , I was
    18.A room, with eight corners , has a cat in each corner- seven cats before each cat and a cat in each cat's tail. How many cat?
    Eight.
    19.What table has no leg to stand on ?
    Multiplication Table
    20.What draws but does not pull?
    Tea
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