School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 411
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- (continued from previous page)The forge that was in Ball-na-leck was owned by John Scalnan. He used to shoe horses, weld tyers, make fancy gates, ploughs, scuffles, fire tongs, crooks, Iron railings, cranes, shoe wheels, and turn the blades of scythes.
- Long ago there used not be as much nails coming from the shops, as there is now. The blacksmiths used to make the most of the nails.
There were three blacksmiths in our district, that could make nails. Their names were Michael Collins, Forge Village, James Collins, Foghill, Mikey Collins,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Mc Hale
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tooreen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thomas Collins
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowmore, Co. Mayo