School: Gráig (2) (roll number 3402)
- Location:
- Graigueadrisly, Co. Laois
- Teacher: M. Ní Laighean
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- Paddy Delaney's father was a black smith who served his time to James Carey of Gathabawn. He was about fifty years a black smith. He worked in America before he came to Clonmeen, he then changed from Clonmeen to Templequain. The father taught his son the trade. Paddy is still working at the trade in Templequain. The forge has a slated roof and a sliding door. It is situated about seven yards from the middle of the road.
The furniture of the forge comprises an anvil and block, bellows, vice, and bench, a drilling machine, lathe, tongues, hammers, sledge, pincers, chisel, nails, shoes, princer punch, cutter dogs for lifting the bands of cars out of the fire and a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martha Dalton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonmeen South, Co. Laois
- Informant
- David Dalton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clonmeen South, Co. Laois
