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Bean Uí Dhocharthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0777, Page 183

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    Long division by numbers from 16 to 32574. The dividend was always as big as that shown above. Each sum had to be proved.
    Reduction of Coin-Rules given
    Examples:
    In 27 pounds Ster, how many pence.
    In 5,4181 Half-pence how many Pounds Ster.
    In £1246 =10=0 how many Crowns of 5s Each
    In 6498 half crowns how many pounds Ster.
    In £1723 =19=4 how many groats of 4" each.
    In 67.438 groats how many pieces of 3D each.
    Avoirdupois Weight. By this are weighed, Beef, Butter, Tallow, Hides and all kinds of Groceries.
    Rules given
    Example. In 47 tons weight how many ozs.
    Dry Measure. Note that;
    Barrels x 4 = Bushels.
    Bushels x 4 = Pecks.
    Pecks x 2 = Gallons
    Gallons x 2 = Pottles
    Pottles x 2 = Quarts
    Quarts x 2 = Pints.
    In 8192 Pints how many Barrels.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. schools (~4,094)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bean Uí Dhochartaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Múinteoir