School: Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire
- Location:
- An tAonach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: An tSr. Celestine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0534, Page 499
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Local Forges (continued)
“There are numerous forges in my district, some in old ruins and others in a flourishing condition.”
(continued from previous page)door there is a line of horse shoes.
There are two fires in it, one for reddening the iron and the other for boiling tar. There is a shaper outside this forge which is used for setting wheels of cats. The bellows are stretching from the window, they are triangler in shape and have two timber handles and a leather bag between. When you are pulling the handles out and when it fills with wind you should be careful not to let the wind back on your face because it would fill you with warts!
Everything that is in Maher's forge was made by his ancestors. He uses many implements when shoeing horses such as :- tongs,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Betty Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Tobar Phádraig, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Mr M. Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 93
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Cill Cholmáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann