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School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)

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Irishtown, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Manus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0097, Page 537

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    strong bellows. Then he hammers the red, hot iron to what ever shap he pleases.
    The smith makes implements such as harrow pins seeders grubbers spades, shovels, ploughs, tongs, horse-shoes and lots of other things.
    Putting tyers in carts is done in the open air. The smiths were centres for story telling. Horses and donkeys are shod in the district.
    There are two derelict forges in the district.
    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
    Maureen Hett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Honor Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo