School: Cúlfada (roll number 13763)

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1. Local Forges (continued)

   

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   has owned it for six generations. These forges are situated convenient to the road in order to accomodiate the people. Convenient to one of the forges there is a stream running and the blacksmith uses if for cooling red hot iron and for shoeing cart wheels. Some of the forges are built with plain stones and more with timber and cement. There is only one window in the forge with no glass and a plain door. Some of the doors are shaped like a horse shoe. Some of the roofs on the forges are flat and more sloped. The roofs are usually made of iron and some of them are tarred. In the forge there is a big fire place and the black smith keeps the fire kindled by

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. smithing (~2,389)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bernard Loobey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Greyfield, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Bernard Lavin

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Lisconwy, Co. Sligo