School: Maigh Locha (Buachaillí)

Location:
Moylough, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Muiris Ó Héigeartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 054

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    The bob-punch for making iron, breast drill for boaring holes. The ratched for boaring holes also, the gouge is used for cutting out half circles. The bellows are for blowing the fire, the vice is used for holding irons. The callipers for measuring thicknesses, the compass for marking the creser for cutting out centre parts of hunting shoes, the dice screw for threating bolts, the bolster for putting under irons when boaring them.
    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
    T. O' Connor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Michale Scarry
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Moylough, Co. Galway