School: Swords (B.) (roll number 755)

Location:
Swords, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
A. Hamill
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  1. Old Crafts
    Long ago every town had its own trades. Swords had many. One of these and a very skilful trade was the making of shars for ploughs. Mr Kelly was the smith. He would buy steel and melt it. Then he would get yellow clay and make the shape of the shar in the clay. When he would have this done he would put the mould into it. When the mould harden he would separate the yellow clay from it and the shar would be made. He was always kept very busy making these because he was the only many in Co dublin that could make them and the farmer always neede them to plough the land.
    When machinery started this old craft was done away with because machines made them quicker.
    Writtn by: Joseph o'Rourke. the green
    Told by: Bernard O'Rourke
    the green
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph O' Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Bernard O' Rourke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Swords, Co. Dublin