School: Colthurst, Ráth Cúil
- Location:
- Ráth Cúil, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Seán Ó Murchadha
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Room for improvement.If you fell off a house what is the first thing you would fall against
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A Half-penny.If a hen and a half laid an egg and a half in a day and a half how many eggs would two hens lay in six daysDid you ever hear the story of the two eggs?(continues on next page)
