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School: Ballyleague (roll number 5973)

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Ballyleague, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Patrick O' Dowd
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 161

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  1. The Local Forge

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    The local forge.
    In this district long ago, there were two forges, which were owned by the Corcorans. The corcorans were smiths for four generations. The forge was situated on the roadside and it was built with stone and the roof was thatched. The door was shaped like a cart-house door.
    The bellows was made of leather on a wooden frame. A long wooden handle was fixed to the top of the bellows and a weight was tied to the bottom to help to blow the bellows. Coal was not used in forges but, black turf was used instead. The smith
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moher, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    John Corcoran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killattimoriarty, Co. Roscommon