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School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

Location:
Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0394

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    bring a horse to be shod. He would make them say.
    "John Smith are you within"
    "yes Sir" "I am
    "Will you set a shoe."
    yes and a nail too.
    A nail here and a nail there and tic tac two"
    When he died his family went to America. The forge was knocked down. There is only a hawthorn bush growing in that spot now and the old people of the village call it "cionns bush"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Nora Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    56
    Address
    Tonmoyle, Co. Galway