School: Drumlease (roll number 15382)

Location:
Drumlease, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Diolún
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    Thomas Mac Morrows work shop is built with stones and mortar and it is roofed with dale timber and corrugated iron. In one end of this forge there is erected a small chimney built of brick and some stones to form the hearth. There is a bellows for lighting the fire to heat the irons. This bellows is made of very strong leather and there is a strong metal pipe attached to it convenient to the fire. This bellows when squeezed tightly blows the fire to a great strength. The fire is made of coal. There is a large wooden block like a chair sitting on the floor with iron an anvil erected on it. On this anvil he makes boys horse shoes, turf spades, crain
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Gillen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardakip Beg, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs M. Costello
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Riverstown, Co. Sligo