School: An Mhódh-Scoil, Sligeach
- Location:
- Sligo, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Tomás Guy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0159, Page 299
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- "The Local Forge"
A forge is a tiny shed. Sometimes it had a thatched roof and sometimes it has a felted roof. There is usually a large door on it but sometimes one would see a door shaped like a horse-shoe on it.
The black-smith has only one big fire in his forge, in which he reddens the iron before shaping it into a shoe.
The bellows is usually made of rough leather, wood and iron, and there is a long handle in it, with which it is put in action.
The smith has many implements in his forge.
Some of these implements are:- a hammer, an anvil, a punch, a pliers, a pinchers, a tongs, a knife, a chisel, a rasp, and a sledge. He also has a large stone trough, in which he cools the finished articles.
A smith shoes animals with hooves, but he cannot shoe cattle, sheep or pigs because they have cloven feet. he repairs all iron-work and all farm machinery.
Long ago, the smiths made articles called "pikes," which were used in battle instead of bayonets.
When a smith is putting irons on a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Marion Johnston
- Gender
- Female
