School: Reary, Rosenallis (roll number 924)

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1. My Father's Forge

   

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   My Father's Forge.
   My father's forge is situated in the townland of Reary, in the parish of Rosanalis on the side of the road which leads from Drummond Cross to Clarahill.
   It is a big forge. There area great many implements in the forge namely, an anvil, abellows, a vice and a large hob. There are sledge hammers, knives and rasps and a box in it in which he puts the implements. There is a large fire in it every day when he is working.
   My Grandfather and all my uncles were smiths before my father was a smith. Every relative of my Grandfather was a smith . My Grandfather used to make ploughs and harrows. My father does not make them now.
   My father shoes horses, ponies and asses in the forge. My father when he is making a shoe he puts a piece of iron in the fire. Then he blows the bellows. When the iron is red, he takes

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Sheila Barnett

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Reary More, Co. Laois

   Informant

   Edward Barnett

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Reary More, Co. Laois