School: Baile an Daingin (C.) (roll number 4828)
- Location:
- Ballindine, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire de Staic
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 464
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- (continued from previous page)After a month Mr Lune came. Mr Maguire went in the room and left Mr glynn to answer. When Mr Lune entered the door he asked if he was now able to answer the questions. "Yes" said Mr glynne. "Well then" said Mr Lune tell me the weight of the moon. It's weight is one hundred weight. How do you know. Well there are four quarters in a moon and four quarters is a hundred weight. that will do, now for the first. how many leaves in castlegrove wood. "I counted nine billion ten thrillions and an odd leaf" Well said Mr Lune I was educated in London and Paris and i never heard such arithmetic but it will do for the second. Now tell me what am I thinking of now. You are thinking I am Mr Maguire, I am Mr glynn. So Mr Maguire got had to pay no rent since that.
- Collector
- Kathleen O Hara
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Michael Brogan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Shantallow, Co. Mayo
