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School: Carniska (roll number 1681)

Location:
Carrownaskeagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Richard Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0253, Page 058

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  1. Local Forge

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    There is only one forge in three or four surrounding districts The name of the smith is Thomas Dufficy. His people were smiths for generations back. The forge is situated near a cross roads and a stream.
    The bellows is a big egg shaped one. It is made of leather. It is in a little hall like place behind the fire. The bellows is worked by pushing a handle up and down. This pulls the top and bottom together thus forcing the air out of it and blowing the fire.
    The blacksmithuses several implements namely the anvil, hammer, pincers, vice, rasp, knife for cutting hooves and a few other pincers like instruments with no name.
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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
    Informant
    Mrs L. Hayden
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    49
    Address
    Coggalkeenagh, Co. Roscommon