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1. An Gabha agus an Cheárta

   

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   An Gabha agus an Cearta There is only one smith in this parish. He is a man named Curtis. He shoes horses and asses. He has an anvil a bellows, a sledge, a hammer, a rasp and a pincers. His people were smiths for generations. He does not put bands on wheels. The forge is thatched. The smith makes no farm implements except harrows. He makes gates and mends scythes. There is an old saying that if you wash your hands in the forge water you will never see the “Banshee.” There is also a cure in it for warts. Collected by: - Nóra Ní Casadaigh Ballycashen Told by: - Thomas Cassidy Ballycashen (her father)

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nóra Ní Chasadaigh

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballycasheen, Co. Clare

   Informant

   Thomas Cassidy

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Ballycasheen, Co. Clare

2. An Gabha agus an Cheárta

   

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   There was a smith in Crossard named Curtis. It is said that Saint Patrick was being followed by some men and the Saint’s horse lost his shoe. The Saint brought his horse into the forge and asked the smith if he could shoe his horse but that he would not be able to pay him. The smith shod the horse and he asked the Saint if he could cure the liver complaint as he had it. The
   Saint said he could and he cured him. He left him the cure and he said that any Curtis that could make a horse-shoe could have the cure also.
   Collected by: - Seoirse Riain Crossard
   Told by: - George Ryan Crossard (his father)

   

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