Bogger Leaving Certificate



MATHS TEST FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS OUTSIDE DUBLIN

Name: Paddy/Mary _________________________

  1. If Paddy Joe Murphy drove a Massey Ferguson through PaddyJohn’s turnip crop at 10miles an hour. What colour was Paddy John’s tractor?
  2. If John Joe likes Mary and Mary likes Paddy, how much is a pint of stout in O’Brien’s at the crossroads?
  3. Paddy Joe Mahoney has 25 sheep, 10 cows, 12 hens, a cockerel and 6 geese. John Joe has 12 sheep, 18 cows and 12 pigs. How much does Paddy Joe offer to John Joe for a dowry for Mary?
  4. If it takes Bridie 40 minutes to cycle 12 miles to O’Brien’s on the crossroads for the ceilidh and it takes Mary Murphy 40 minutes to walk 2 miles to O’Brien’s, which girl will end up in John Joe’s hay barn?
  5. If Paddy Joe’s prize hen can lay 4 eggs every morning and his other hens can lay only two each the odd morning, which one will he have for Sunday dinner?

Paddy Bloggit



16 Comments so far

  1. Grannymar on October 9th, 2008

    Please Sir<

    I was born in the city where milk grows in bottles. :cry:

  2. Paddy Bloggit on October 9th, 2008

    what else came in bottles GM?

  3. Grannymar on October 9th, 2008

    Stout!

  4. steph on October 9th, 2008

    Sir, Sir, Sir!

    Stout :mrgreen:

  5. Paddy Bloggit on October 9th, 2008

    What a pair of stout suckers!

    Now I now what ye were reared on! :shock:

  6. Paddy Bloggit on October 9th, 2008

    and ….. leave out the ‘Sir, Sir, Sir! bit Steph!

    I’m off duty! :wink:

  7. Grannymar on October 9th, 2008

    We had to have Stout ’cause me mammie caught her diddy in the mangle! :oops:

  8. Paddy Bloggit on October 9th, 2008

    em ….. what was she using the mangle for?

    are you on stout now?

  9. steph on October 9th, 2008

    She was using the mangle to do the milking!

    Silly :roll: Paddy

  10. Grannymar on October 9th, 2008

    hic!

    Snore!

  11. Paddy Bloggit on October 9th, 2008

    Hey Steph ~ what was she using to bottle it?

    Grannymar ~ drink lots of water or you’ll have an almighty sore head in the morning!!

  12. Grannymar on October 9th, 2008

    What, what!

    Give me back my teeth!

    :idea: Where is the party? :idea:

  13. steph on October 9th, 2008

    There’s a hole in the bucket
    Dear Paddy,Dear Paddy
    There’s a hole in the bucket
    Dear Paddy,
    A hole :mrgreen:

  14. Paddy Bloggit on October 9th, 2008

    O my God ….. I’m being stalked :shock:

  15. Grannymar on October 9th, 2008

    We want a party!

  16. [...] Grannymar: We want a party! [...]

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