School: Castlecoote (roll number 6344)

Location:
Baile Mhic Oireachtaigh, Co. Ros Comáin
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ghabhláin
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  1. 7. Two ducks before a duck, two ducks after a duck and a duck in the middle between two ducks.
    How many ducks?
    Freagra Three ducks
    8. As I went out a gutter gap I met a man with forty patches apron his breeches.
    What time was it?
    Fr. Time to get a new one
    9. As I went up the garden path I met my uncle Davy. I cut off his head threw away his feet and left his body ‘airy’
    Fr. A head of cabbage.
    10. What is the smallest County that would fit in a bottle?
    Fr. Cork
    11. Up the path and down the path and carry the path on your back.
    Fr. A ladder.
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