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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

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Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 419

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  1. The Forge

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    Since the motor cars and tractors have become more plentiful the horses are hardly needed now only on small farms. There are not so many forges now as there were long ago on account of this. There is a forge in Cloonbuliban, one in Lissaniskea and another in Brickens.
    The Cloonbuliban forge is the oldest. The same family have kept the forge going for over a century.
    An old belief was that the pucai inhabited the forge long ago. Many stories are told about this.
    One story is that one night a white horse was seen outside the forge with three silver shoes on.
    There were no doors on the forges long ago. The forge is thatched and built in rectangular shape with a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Kirrane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonbulban, Co. Mayo