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School: Machaire

Location:
Magherintemple, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Mary Ó Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1023, Page 057

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    Dick's father was Tom's son What relation was Dick to Tom
    A grandson
    Three brothers were passing a graveyard
    One man said "I must go in and pray for my niece". The second man said "Yes and "I must pray for my nephew". The third man said "I have neither niece nor nephew but I'll join you at any rate
    Answer He was the father of the dead boy and girl
    Forty sheep in yonder gap. Forty more along with that. Six, seven, ten, eleven. Three and two. How many is that?
    Five
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