School: Cillín (Portomna)

Location:
Killeen South, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Dúnadhaighe
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  1. There is one forge in this district and one smith. His name is Mr. Tom Clarke.
    The forge is situated on the road-side. The forge is a fairly big house. There is one fire-place in it. There is a bellows in one end of it.
    The bellows is not made locally but it is repaired locally.
    The smith uses a lot of implements, namely: - anvil, sledge, hammer, vice, rasp, pinchers, shoeing-knife, and a trough in which he cools the hot iron.
    The smith usually shoes horses and asses.
    He also makes ploughs, scufflers and harrows.
    He repairs mowing machines, reaper and binders, potato diggers and turnip machines.
    He puts bands on wheels out in the open air.
    He has a special flag which he uses.
    It is said that forge water can cure warts and chilblains.
    There is a cure in the cinders for a cough.
    The forge is always usually a centre for story-telling.
    There are no disused or ruins of forges in this district.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeen South, Co. Galway