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School: Clochar

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Clogher, Co. Mayo
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M. Ó Gealbháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 106

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    cooling the iron.
    The iron then gets cool and tightens on the wheel. in such a way that it could not be removed by a hammer.
    Turf would not give enough heat and so the smith has to use coal. instead
    Besides shoeing horses and asses the smith fixes ploughs harrows and other farm instruments, he also fixes broken tongs broken pots &c.
    Sometimes he makes gates of iron.
    In former times the smith did more work than he does now.
    The shops now supplies most of the things the smiths made in olden times.
    In frosty weather the smith sharpens horses--this means to draw two old nails
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheál Ó Gealbháin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mattie Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonboorhy, Co. Mayo