School: Sean-Mhachaire (roll number 17015)
- Location:
- Shanvaghera, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Máille
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- (continued from previous page)implements such as ploughs, harrows, and gates. and he turns scythes. He also shoes wheels. The smith has a small tank in which he keeps water for cooling the irons. When the smith is hammering the irons little bits of iron fly alway like spark of fire.
Long ago the smith used to pull teeth. He had not any power to cure sprains. Pipes or battle axes were not made by the smith of the district.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Lavin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanvaghera, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thomas O' Brien
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Shanvaghera, Co. Mayo