School: Manulla (Cailíní)

Location:
Manulla, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Bairéad
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 364

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0095, Page 364

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  1. There are two forges in the district, one in Belcarra and one in Manulla. Mr Myles Fahey is the smith in Belcarra and Mr Thomas Fahey in Manulla. Their people have been smiths for about 100 years.
    The forges are built near a stream. They are small thatched dwellings with bellows and an anvil and the tools the smith requires inside. The bellows is a kind of machine that is worked up and down with the hands to light the fire which heats the irons. There is only one fire in the forge. The bellows was not made locally it was bought in a shop.
    The implements the smith
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Gavin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Gavin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Manulla, Co. Mayo