School: Glenmaquin (roll number 9748)
- Location:
- Glenmaquin, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Eilís Bean Uí Leathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1102, Page 111
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is one forge in out townland of Knockbrack. It belongs to Willie Wilson and he is the smith.
This forge is near a crossroads and there is a thatched roof on it.
The bellows were not made locally. The bellows are made of leather and wood and you blow them with a shaft.
Forge water is supposed to cure warts. There is one fire place in this forge. This is of an ordinary shape.
Willie Wilson fixes ploughs and makes some parts of them too. Here are some of the tools he uses:- a hammer, sledge, nails, tongs, anvil, nippers, and vice. He shoes horses and donkeys but he shoes no cattle. He shoes cart wheels outside. The smith was always looked on as(continues on next page)
