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School: Kilnagross (roll number 12317)

Location:
Kilnagross, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
John Hunt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0208, Page 474

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    Local forges
    Long ago the forges were much the same as nowadays.
    I know four and one of them is situated at Kilnagross school and Mr Patrick Tom Kelleher is blacksmith in it. It has a thatched roof and there is only one fire in it. There is a bellows in it and it is worked by a stick. It is used for making the fire kindle. There are a lot of tools in forges such as the anvil, the bellows, the hammer and others. The blacksmiths shoe horses carts and donkeys.
    This forge is situated at a crossroads and the smith that was in it last was a Mr Tracey. Few people used to get their animals shod by him because he used to charge too high for a set of shoes. The nearest forge to this one is about one mile and a half from here. The smith's name is Mr Joe Gilmartin and the forge has a thatched roof. It is situated on the side of a road and there is one fire place in it.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Monica O Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Millpark, Co. Leitrim