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Rates per Scent--Intherest--Exchange--Prophet in Loss--the Square root--the Kibe Root--Hippothenuse--'Arithmatical and Jommetrical Purgation--Compound Intherest--Loggerheadism--Questions for exercise, and the Conendix to Algibbra. He must also know Jommithry accordin' to Grunther's scale--the Castigation of the Klipsticks--Surveying, and the use of the Jacob-staff. "N.B. Would get a good dale of Surveyin' to do in the vircinity of Findramore, particularly in _Con-acre_ time. If he know the use of the globe, it would be an accusation. He must also understand the Three Sets of Book-keeping, by single and double entry, particularly Loftus & Company of Paris, their Account of Cash and Company. And above all things, he must know how to tache the _Sarvin' of Mass_ in Latin, and be able to read Doctor Gallaher's Irish Sarmints, and explain Kolumkill's and Pasterini's Prophecies. "N.B. If he understands _Cudgel-fencin'_, it would be an accusation also--but mustn't tache us wid a staff that bends in the middle, bekase it breaks one's head across the guard. Any schoolmaster capacious and collified to instruct in the above-mintioned branches, would get a good school in the townland Findramore and its vircinity, be well fed, an' get the hoith o' good livin' among the farmers, an' would be ped-- "For Book-keepin', the three sets, _a ginny and half_.' "For Gommethry, &c, _half a qinny a quarther_. "Arithmatic, _aight and three-hapuns_. "Readin", Writin', &c, _six Hogs_. "Given under our hands, this 37th day of June, 18004. "Larry Dolan. "Dick Dolan, his (X) mark. "Jem Coogan, his (X) mark. "Brine Murphey. "Paddy Delany, his (X) mark. "Jack Traynor. "Andy Connell. "Owen Roe O'Neil, his (X) mark." "N.B. _By making airly application to any of the undher-mintioned, he will hear of further particklers_; and if they find that he will shoot them, he may expect the best o' thratement, an' be well fed among the farmers.* "N.B. Would get also a good _Night-school_ among the vircinity." * Nothing can more decidedly prove the singular and extraordinary thirst for education and general knowledge which characterizes the Irish people, than the shifts to which they have often gone in order to gain even a limited portion of instruction. Of this the Irish Night School is a complete illustration. The Night School was always opened either for tho
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