School: Cnoc Crochaire (roll number 4955)
- Location:
- Knockcroghery, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Brian Ó hUidhir
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- (continued from previous page)Full of holes and still holds water.
[A spunge]What's the difference an over-coat and a baby.
[One you wear the other you were]What's full and still holds more.
[A pot full of potatoes and holds water]Red and yellow, purple and green the king can not get it no more than the queen.
[A Rainbow]Black and white and red (read) all over.
[A newspaper]Black within and black without many nice things go in and many nice things come out.
[An Oven]What are left when the letters are taken.
(The letter box)A bridge on a lake without sticks or stones
(Ice)Long legs crooked thighs no head and(continues on next page)
