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School: Belcarra (Buachaillí)

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Ballycarra, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0094, Page 383

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    He is ever since known as the "Sledger". The Murrays came from Tirawley near Ballina. The forge in Kinally was owned by Kevilles. There were several generations of smiths in the family. They moved to Balla and one of them still carries on the forge there. The Kevilles were carpenters also. Some of them worked at the carpentry and others at the work in the forge. They made carts, and traps, and painted them. Their forge in Balla is at the crossroads on the road leading from Balla to Castlebar. The forges in Logapmill and Newtown are small ones and the smith carried on mostly by shoeing asses and horses and mending ploughs harrows, scufflers, tongs, gates and other iron things.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowjames, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Joyce
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Carrowjames, Co. Mayo