School: Cloonmorris (roll number 12496)
- Location:
- Cloonmorris, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Michael J. Conboy
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 122
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- (continued from previous page)Long ago the blacksmith was considered the most important man in the country as he used to make spears, swords battle-axes and all such tools as were needed in time of war. He also used to pull teeth.A blacksmith's forge was built in Mr. Joe Reynold's field of Clooneagh, The owner made, horse-shoes, ass-shoes, loys - nails - gates and all kinds of iron goods. In olden times these forges had very bad floors windows and roofs. The fuel burned in them consisted of stone turf. They were firstly half burned and then wet so that they would make a closer fire.Another forge was situated at Rooskey. It was owned by Mr. Thomas Shanahan. It was a (very) fairly big forge and had three windows on it. Mr Shanahan was the blacksmith and he made horse-shoes and nails and shod horses and ass-shoes.
- Collector
- Teresa Beirne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Edercloon, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Patrick Beirne
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Edercloon, Co. Longford
