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School: Clochar

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Clogher, Co. Mayo
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M. Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 107

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    from each shoe and replace them with nails with pointed heads. These sink into the ice and keep the horse from slipping.
    Information by Mattie Joyce, Cloonboura, Clogher, Claremorris.
    Prices.
    Horses.
    New set of shoes = 8s
    Set of removes = 4s 6d
    Asses
    New set of shoes = 4s 6d
    Set of removes = 2s 0d
    Changes for other jobs vary according to the job.
    All the smiths charge the same price. There is a show-board in each forge showing the prices.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Gealbháin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mattie Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonboorhy, Co. Mayo