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School: Baile Glas (Meastha), An Bhlárna (roll number 10930)

Location:
Ballyglass, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0388, Page 112

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    Smith in Ahadillane is Cristie Sullivan. His forefathers were not smiths before him.
    It is situated near a cross road and by a stream. The kind of roof that is on it is iron.
    The implements he has are; hammers, sledge, pinchers, files, knifes, nails, anvil, a vice and a buffer.
    He shoes horses and donkeys but never shoes cattle.
    He makes farm implements such as; ploughs and parts of a reaper and binder, parts of a hay cutter, gates and many other iron implements.
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    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
    Rita Buckley
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr John Buckley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Parkina Cross Roads, Co. Cork