School: Cúlmaighin (Coolmoyne) (roll number 15861)
- Location:
- Coolmoyne, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Pilib Ó Duibhir
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- (continued from previous page)the fire is forced to light stronger. Those bellows are not made locally. The smith has many implements, such as rasps, hammers, sledge, files pincers anvil and hack-saw. The smith shoes asses and horses. The farmers send their ploughs and harrows and grubbers to get them repaired by the smith.
When the bands of wheels become loose they have to be tightened. They are tightened by binding them. First of all the band is put in the fire to be heated. When it is red hot it is taken out of the fire by iron grips and is placed on the wheel, which is on the binding stone. Then it is hammered on by the men. When the band is(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patricia Ahearne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardsallagh, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr P. Ahearne
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ardsallagh, Co. Tipperary