School: Scairt (C.), Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4127)
- Location:
- Scart, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mrs R. Eager
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- (continued from previous page)The people say now a days that there is a cure in the forge water for the complaint called "Wild fire." The smith sometimes shoes horses outside the door and he does the banding of wheels at the back of the forge out in the air.
- There are four forges in my parish which is Kildorrery. The names of the smiths are O'Dea, Cross, Walsh, and O'Dea. The O'Dea people have not been smiths for many years. There are three forges in the village of Kildorrery and one in Farrahy. There are three forges on the side of the street and one on the roadside.
The forge is a dark place with one window, and a door which opens(continues on next page) - Collector
- Peggie Ní hIarlaithe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Mr Jeremiah Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Meadstown, Co. Cork
