School: Drumconrath (B.) (roll number 16143)
- Location:
- Drumcondra, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Patrick Cassidy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0712, Page 037
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- (continued from previous page)pinchers,square,knife,hack saw,driller,steel wedge.
The smith shoes horses and asses.he makes shoes,gates,harrows and socs for ploughs.
The only part of the work done in the open air is the shoeing of cartwheels.
The forge water is said to be a cure for warts.
- 30-5-1938
There are two old churchyards in the Parish of Drumconrath, one is situated in the townland of Drumbride and is called Drumbride Churchyard. The other graveyard is adjoining the village of Drumconrath and both burial grounds are still in use.None of the churchyards are round in shape.In the churchyard of Drumbride there is the remains of an old church.In Drumconrath a Protestant church adjoins the cemetery.
The churchyard is sloping towards(continues on next page) - Collector
- Kevin Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyhoe, Co. Meath
