School: An Clochán (roll number 7777)
- Location:
- Cloghans Hill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Breathnach
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- (continued from previous page)other sticks. There is a chain caught on to the handle and the bellows . When the handle is raised, the leather bag opens out, and catches wind. It then falls back again, and blows the fire, through a narrow, iron pipe.
The smiths puts shoes on horses. First he pulls a piece of iron into the fire, and reddens it. He then takes it out by a big pincers. He heaves it on the anvil, and shapes it into a shoe. He then puts five holes in it.
He puts tyres on cart wheels. He works outside while doing this. He has a nice life, but it is unclean.
- Collector
- John Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyheeragh (Caslane), Co. Mayo
- Informant
- M. Nolan
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyheeragh (Caslane), Co. Mayo
