School: Breac-Cluain (roll number 4796)
- Location:
- Brackloon, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Meachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138, Page 480
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- There are two forges in this district. One of them got broken about 15 years and the other since last year. Pat Lyons Liscarney and Harry Hughes of Lanmore were the smiths. Hughes is a young smith but Lyons is there for many a year. These forges are situated beside both a stream and a crossroad. Those forges have a thatched roof. The door is an ordinary one. There is one fire place in each of them. He uses a sledge, hammer, rasp, knife, anvil,wedge, vice, tongs. He shoes horses, asses, and jennets. He makes ploughs, harrows, and a spade which is called a láighe.
He shoes wheels in the open air. Forge water is a cure for sore eyes and warts. Smiths were always looked upon as being very strong.
- Collector
- Sara Heraty
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Owenwee, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Joyce
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 75
- Address
- Owenwee, Co. Mayo
