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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 162

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    used to make ploughs, harrows spades, loys, slanes, door hinges, gates and crane crooks. Outside the forge there was a circle of stones with a hollow in the centre. In this circle, tyres were put on wheels. The tyre was put on the wheel when it was hot and water was spilled on it to cool it.
    Smiths were looked upon as being very strong because in describing a strong man, they would say - "he is as strong as a smith." In olden times, forges were places of rambling. Men came to it at night or on a wet day, and there, they chatted about happenings
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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