School: Cill na Móna (C.) (roll number 13626)

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Cill na Móna, Co. an Chláir
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Síle Céitinn
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    4 Why does the cow look over the wall?
    Ans- Because she could not look under it.
    5 A lazy old face ,a hard working father,twelve little children all the same colour?
    Ans- A clock.
    6 What is half the moon like?
    Ans- The other half.
    7 What is the weight of the moon?
    Ans-Four quarters.
    8 What smells most when you go into a garden?
    Ans-Your nose.
    9. If a peacock went up on top of a wall and laid an egg,if the egg fell into another woman's which woman would own the egg.
    Ans-A peacock does not lay eggs.
    10 When did Moses sleep, five in a bed?
    Ans- When he slept with his forefathers.
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    Three men from the parish of Kilnamona went to America one time...

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