School: Portlongfield
- Location:
- Portlongfield, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. Ní Chuilinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0983, Page 127
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- There are three forges in the parish. The smith's are, Frank Mimnagh, Jack Bell and Charles Gilronan. Charles Gilronan's people have been smiths for many years but the other two are the first smiths in their families. Gilronan's forge is situated at one end of the town of Killeshandra. Bell's forge is situated at the other end of the town near the Railway Station. Mimnagh's forge is situated in the country and it beside a crossroads. It has a roof of iron and has walls of mortar. It has no doors. Bells forge has a slated roof and a boarded floor. It has only one fireplace. It has a door which opens out in two halves and it has the shape of a horse-shoe. The smith uses a hammer and a pincers and an anvil. The smith shoes horses and asses. He makes ploughs and harrows and spades and shovels and axes and shoeings for wheels of carts. The shoeing of the wheels has to be done(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Rourke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- John Rourke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 20
- Address
- Cappagh, Co. Cavan
