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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Calainn

Location:
Callainn, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
An Mháthair M. Síle
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    corn. Why?
    Answer. Sell 49, 28 and 7 bushels at a rate of 7 for £1; then 1, 2 and 3 bushels at £3 per bushel; hence each one receives £10.

    Which is the most? Six dozen dozen or a half a dozen dozen.
    Answer. No: one is 72, the other is 864.

    [Drawing] : chain-links
    000 000 000 000 000
    A farmer brought five pieces of chain, of three links each to a blacksmith, and asked the cost of making them into
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. seánra
      1. ealaín bhéil (~1,483)
        1. tomhaiseanna (~7,209)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Liathán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Na Bánta Buí, Co. Chill Chainnigh