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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

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Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 192

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    asses shod but the law is on the side of the ass now and if he walks on the public road he must have shoes. Cattle in the old days had a sort of a leather shoe for travelling long journeys to fairs especially in bad times when they were driven from fair to fair and (he might "fall for" the carlín himself)
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    before local fairs they were properly established. The smith makes the "pins" for the harrow but the carpenter makes the harrow. The smith makes coulthers and socks for ploughs but of late years he doesn't make ploughs ... Yes forge work is done
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Lenihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Polke
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    63
    Address
    Ballinglen, Co. Mayo