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School: Caisleán hAicéid

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Castlehacket, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0025, Page 0132

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    he said that there were eighteen there and that it was very easy to divide them.
    He gave half to the eldest, one third to the second and one ninth to the youngest.
    Half was nine, one third was six and one ninth was two and that was seventeen and the man had his cow going home.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. riddles (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie O' Dowde
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cluidrevagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs O' Dowde
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    42
    Address
    Cluidrevagh, Co. Galway