School: Ceis Carraigín (roll number 13849)

Location:
Keshcarrigan, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Tomás Mag Fhionnáin
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    bottom, while the sides are made of strong pliable leather. I never heard that the bellows was made locally.
    The tools which he needs for the fire, namely the shovel, tongs, poker,and sometimes the punch are left on the hearth, but the shoeing tools namely a hammer, pincers, rasp, knife, and nails are in a box, and the sledge stands against the anvil.
    Tom Kelleher,
    Drumingna.
    5..10..1938
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. The smith shoes horses and asses, but no cattle are shod. In the spring season he makes loy irons, and slanes. He repairs ploughs, harrows, and other farm machinery. Shoeing wheels are done in the open air because he has to build a fire around the wheel to shoe it. This is done near the forge beside water. He shoes wheels near water because if the hot iron was not cooled quick it would burn the timber.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gowly, Co. Leitrim