School: Gort an tSiúrdáin (roll number 14534)

Location:
Gortjordan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Módhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 620

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0106, Page 620

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    It was a small tatched house. The Heneghans that built the forge. There is a small well near the forge and it is called "Tobar Éanacháin." In that well they used to tighten the tyres for the neighbours.
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  2. There is an old forge in Curnicarton. Curnicarton got its name from the forge. There is another forge in Gortjordan. Thomas Shaughnessy owns it. The roof of the forge is thatched. In olden times the smiths were said to
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