School: Carraigíní (roll number 11693)

Location:
Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Thos. Mc Gettrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0137

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  1. There is only one forge in this parish (Ballymote). The name of the smith is John Connell. His father was a smith also from boyhood. His forge is situated at the corner of OConnell Street Ballymote.
    It is beside a cross-road. The forge is a low building, good liberty inside. It is quite black from the smoke of the coal. It has a wide door so that the horses etc, can go in. There is a big fire at which there is an iron anvil, bellows and tongs.
    The smith makes turf spades, pikes and iron pins for harrows and iron gates also. His special work is shoeing horses, asses and making of iron gates, and tyres for cartwheels. The shoeing
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosie Scanlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrigans Lower, Co. Sligo