School: Bracknagh (2)
- Location:
- Bracknagh, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Mac Giobúin
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- Jack Wynne is the name of the smith. His forge is situated beside a stream and near a cross-road. The implements in his forge are, an anvil, bellows, sledge, hammer, iron chisels, smith's coal, knives, horse nails, frost nails, pincers, files, rasp. He shoes horses, asses, ponies and jennets. He shoes cart wheels in the open air and some machines he cannot get into the forge.
- Collector
- Kathleen Carey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonsast Lower, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mrs Thomas Carey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonsast Lower, Co. Offaly
- There is one forge in this district. Wynne's is the name of it and it is about thirty eight years built. It is situated near the Mill Race and also near a cross-road.
It is a small house with a roof made of boards and felt. It has a square wooden door and a window cut out in(continues on next page)- Collector
- Brigid Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballinowlart North, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Thomas Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinowlart North, Co. Offaly