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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0742, Page 471

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  1. The Local Forge

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    The Local Forge
    There is one forge in the village of Moyvore. The name of the smith is Joseph Burke.
    The forge is situated on the side of the road between Ballymahon and Mullingar. The roof on the forge is covered with felt.
    The door is square and it is curved at the top. There is one fireplace in the forge.
    The smith does not make farm implements but repairs them. The smith shoes horses and asses. He has quiet a lot of work to do and he is kept busy in the forge every day.
    In the evenings men gather together in the forge and talk and tell stories round a big fire. Someone of the men blows the bellows and keeps the fire blazing and some of the other men help the smith at his work.
    Annie Cormack
    Shinglass
    Moyvore
    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
    Annie Cormack
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Shinglis, Co. Westmeath