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School: Edmondstown (B.)

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Edmondstown, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
E. Douglas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 31

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0797, Page 31

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  3. XML “Local Forges”
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  1. Local Forges (continued)

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    making shoes for horses and donkeys. There is a large anvil in the middle of the floor for shaping the shoes.
    There is a forge in the townland of Newbrook. Mr Perry owns it. He makes horse shoes and donkey shoes. There is a little stream flowing behind the forge. He cools the shoes in the stream. The roof is made of tin. Mr Perry has a heap of old horse shoes. He reddens the old horse shoes and makes new ones. There is a big fire burning in the forge for reddening the iron shoes. When he reddens the shoes he shapes them on the anvil.
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  2. Leipreacáin

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    Leipreacans
    One night long ago about midnight a man was going through a wood in Pine Forest. He saw a Leipreacán sitting under a big tree. The man crept up behind the tree and jumped on him. The man asked him for gold. The Leipreacán said look at the big
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. leprechauns (~1,007)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Toole
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rockbrook, Co. Dublin