School: Bouleenshere (B.), Baile Thaidhg, Tráighlí (roll number 12864)
- Location:
- Booleenshare, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Jeremiah M. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0417, Page 336
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- There are six forgers in my Parish. Jack Sullivan is the smith I know best. He has his forge near the cross-road. It is a very small house. There is no window in it. There is only a small oblong door in it.He has a bellows, for blowing the fire. I do not know who made it. When you blow the bellows all the sparks come out of the fire. The smith uses a lot of implements at his work. He has a chisel, a hammer, a pincers, a tongs and a punch.He shoes horses, he repairs ploughs, and other things. He irons wheels in the open air. All his people were smiths before him. There is a round stone in front for ironing the wheels. There is a well also in front for cooling the irons.This is the way he shoes horses. First he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Dermot O Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyheige, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Jack Sweeney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyheige, Co. Kerry
