School: Holmpatrick (roll number 14180)
- Location:
- Holmpatrick, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: D. Kevelighan
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In this district there are two forges, one in Manning's Opening, off strand street, and the other on the Rush road. The latter is situated by a small stream which rises in the country,flows under the road and on to the sea.
The forges are two-storey cottages with the floor of the upper storey removed making it all one high building. The fires are raised a stone or a square of bricks, with a large bellows operated by either a wooden handle or a rope. These smiths shoe only horses and asset. They make such things as ploughs, pikes, harrow, pipes, axes, gates and railings. All this is done in doors.
Alan Owens
6 strand st, Skerries
Co Dublin
- Collector
- Alan Owens
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Strand Street, Co. Dublin
