School: Ceathrú na Manistreach, Elphin
- Location:
- Abbeycartron, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Pádraig
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- 1. Why is Elphin like a river? There is a bank on either side.
2. What has an eye but can never cry? A needle.
3. A house full, but you can never catch a spoonful? Smoke.
4. It goes around and around the house and sleeps at the back door? A twig.
5. It's red, it's green, it's yellow between, riddle me that and I will answer a queen? A rainbow.
6. Over there fire, under the fire, but never touches the fire? A cake in the oven.
7.Constantinople is a very big word, if you do not spell it you are a big dunce? It.
