School: Carraigíní (Carrigans)
- Location:
- Carrigans, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Máire E. Ní Stiopháin
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A Forge
There is an old forge in the village of Carrigans.
The people that own it are called Gardiners but it has not been in use this last two years as Mr. Gardiner is too old to work in it. He is about eighty four years of age. There is another forge at Churchtown owned Mr. Robb. It is abot a mile and a half from Carrigans. It is in the middle of a good farming district and he get a good amount of work.
Some people have got to show horses that have a thing called "shivers." If the blacksmith lifts one(continues on next page)
