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School: Baile Mac Rabhartaigh (roll number 3978)

Location:
Ballymagrorty, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Fiannaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 229

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    with a wooden shaft which the smith blows the fire with. They are not made locally. They are made in Dublin.
    The smith shoes horses and asses but he does shoe cattle. He does not make farm implements but repairs them.
    The forge work that is done in the open air is called shoeing a wheel. This work is done usually beside a stream.
    Long ago it was said that forge-water was a cure for consumption.
    It is said that the blacksmith refused to make the nails to nail our Lord to the cross and for this God was to bless all smiths afterwards and they were never to want. The tinsmith made the nails and God said that tin smiths were never to have a settled home for making them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Edward Mc Grane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    49
    Address
    Ballynacarrick, Co. Donegal