School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)
- Location:
- Carrickaslane, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Mary Greer
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Which of the people had the publican the most gain from.
Answer The ten men because the too fives spent 4/2 and the ten spent 8/4.
2. There was a father + mother and 2 sons and a boat and they wanted to cross a lake so the boat only could hold 8 at so the father + mother was 8 at too and the 2 sons were four at each. How did they get over
Answer The tow sons went over and one son came back with the boat + the mother went over and the other son came back with the boat. Then the 2 sons went over one son came back then the father went over himself and the other son came back with the boat then the sons went over again.- Collector
- Maisie Nesbitt
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Occupation
- Farmer's daughter
- Address
- Erryroe, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mr Hill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Erryroe, Co. Monaghan