School: Cnoc Rua
- Location:
- Knockroe, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Seán Mac Diarmada
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- Q. As round as an apple as deep as a cup all the men in Derry would not lift it up.
A. A well.
Q. Round the house and round the house, and in the key hole.
A. The sun.
Q. What goes up when the rain comes down.
A. An umbrella.
Q. Black and white hopping on the road like hailstones.
A. A magpie.
Q. Black and white went up the hill black came down and white stood still.
A. An egg. (A hen layed an egg at the top of the hill)
Q. As I went up a hill I met a London scholar he took out his pin an drew his name what was the name of the scholar.
A. Andrew.
Q. Black and white and read all over.
A. News paper.
Q. What walks with their heads down.
A. Nails in your boots.
Q. Why is fly compared to a train.
A. Because they both run on sleepers.
Q. As I was going up they were shaking when I(continues on next page)
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