School: An Chathair Gharbh (roll number 13896)
- Location:
- An Chathair Gharbh, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0277, Page 393
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- (continued from previous page)set far more light from the fir than the candles they used to make out of tallow.
- Q -
A man had 8 gallons of oil in an 8 gallon measure. He wanted to divide in 2 equal parts, out of the 8 gall measure & he had only a five gall & 3 gall measure. How did he do it?
A -
First he filled the 5 gall tin. Then he filled the 3 gall measure out of the 5. - Collector
- Sean S O Suilliobháin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- An Fhoithir, Co. Chorcaí
- Informant
- Ellen Murphy
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
