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School: Ballynagearn (roll number 8824)

Location:
Ballaghnagearn, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
T. Finnegan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0929, Page 160

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    ran a great risk of being caught and killed. There is a horse's shoe nailed on the forge door for good luck. The old people say it is not right to lock the door of the forge at night. Long ago the smith was given a few stooks of oats as a gift and for this he often did some jobs free. Paddy Finegan gets a few stooks of oats still. The bellows is blown by pulling a pole up and down. Shoeing cartwheels is done in the open air.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumiller, Co. Cavan