School: Gowran (C.)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0860, Page 154
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- There are two forges in Gowran Jack Murphy's & Jim Jordans. They are situated about fifteen yards from the road.
They both shoe horses & asses but neither of them shoe cattle.
They mend every kind of farm implements. When the smith has the horseshoe made he dips it while still red into a tank of water he has for the purpose. This part of the work is done in the open air. This water is supposed to cure warts. Some of the implements are hammer, chizel, clift anvil, & bellows a chizel is used for cutting the irom.
- Collector
- Ena Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Burke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
