School: Trí Trian (Three Trees) (roll number 2680)
- Location:
- Three Trees, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Caitlín A. Scott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 382
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- There are three forges in our parish.
The names of the smiths are John Mc Loughlin, James Jhonson, and Neill Harkin.
These forges are made of wood; One of them is close by the main road situated in the village of Barrowkee. At the end of a cross road.
He has to work very hard; He makes shoes for horses.
He has to put the iron in the fire for half an hour
Then he takes it out and when it is red hot he takes a sled and hammer the iron until it is round it is round.
His forge is at a river because when his iron is warm he has to put it in the river to cool it.
He has bellows to light the fire.
The bellows are of wood and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- George Miller
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aught, Co. Donegal
