School: Ballyhogue
- Location:
- Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs. Margaret Cahill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0902, Page 209
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is only one forge in the Parish. It is situated at the crossroads near the village of Lambstown.The forge has two halfdoors, an iron roof and a window and it is made of bricks and cement.The roof is slanting so that the water would not flow in.The door is in two halves an upper half and a lower half. They are both hung on with hinges.The fireplace is on a heap of bricks with clay or cement in between them to stick them together.The bellows are to blow the fire to redden the iron bars, there is a handle and it is fastened to the bellows with a nail and two pieces of leather.The implements are to work with(continues on next page)
