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School: Ballinakill (B.) (roll number 895)

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Ballinakill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
William Hande
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0831, Page 057

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    V marked on it. The roof is made of slates and they are cemented to the timber, the house is also very large.
    There are seven pieces of metal in a ring in the yard, and they are used for binding, when the binding is red, they have two lifters to carry the binding from the fire to the wheel, and then they have four dogs to hold the binding on the wheel till it is able to stay on while the wheel is lifted up, then the smith hammers the binding to close it to the wheel, after that they get water and pour it over the binding and when it cools the binding is very tight to the wheel. The binding is reddened with turf.
    My father is the sixth generation to be a blacksmith.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinakill, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Fitzpatrick
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Smith
    Address
    Ballinakill, Co. Laois