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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 0429

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  1. Forges (continued)

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    Implements such as : - The anvil, The bellows. The hammer, sledge, knife, tongs, pencers, vice and trough. There is a square door in the forges. In other forges there does be a door in the shape of a horse shoe to let the people know that it is a forge.
    All the smiths make shoes for horses and asses. When they have to shoe wheels they work outside in order to make a fire to put the tyres into it. They are also able to fix ploughs, gates, grates, and creans. There is also a trough in the forges and it is always full of cold water to make the iron cold after it been taken out of the fire.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Delia Kennedy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Stephen Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Tonmoyle, Co. Galway