School: Leamh-choill
- Location:
- Drumsillagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Ghadhra
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What season is the most dangerous for going on a visit to the country.
Answer= In Spring when the buds on the
trees are bursting into leaves and the bull rushes (bullrushes) outBlack and white and red all over. Why is it?
Answer= A newspaperThrough the wood and through the wood the wood with their hands down. What are they
Answer= Nails in a man's boot.I have a little sister who sits on the wall
she drinks all she gets but eats none at all.
What is her name
Answer= A lampWhy does a hen cross the road.
Answer= To get to the other sideI went up the road and down the road and carried the road on my back
Answer= The ladderWhy do people cross walls?
Answer= Because they can't go under them
