School: Rathdowney (B.) (roll number 15595)

Location:
Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Peter Hegarty
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0827, Page 329

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    puts it on around flag of iron and then he throws water on it to cool it and then he joins it together.
    A blacksmith lives about 4 and a half miles from Rathdowney and the door is shaped like a horse-shoe.
    A blacksmith is a very strong man. When he has all his work finished he puts the work in a big shed to keep them safe.
    The old people say that a blacksmith has the power to banish rats. The people say that the forge water is a cure for warts.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paddy Cahill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdowney, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Michael Rafter
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Rathdowney, Co. Laois