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School: Naomh Ceitheach, Runnamoat (roll number 8499)

Location:
Runnamoat, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Gráinne, Bean Uí Neachtain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0262, Page 099

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    On hearing the word smith it brings us back to the time of Cuculainn when smiths were held in the highest esteem by rich and poor. But time brings changes.
    No longer does he occupy the prominent position he once held but is simply regarded as a useful member for shoeing the beasts of burden on the farm.
    His workshop is called a forge and in it he labours at his trade & keeps his implements, which consist of a bellows, anvil file, rasp, drill hammers, nails, iron, water trough, pincers ??. The bellows blows the coal fire to redden the iron, the anvil is used to beat it on in order to shape it; the pincers for
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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
    Josie Creighton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltultoge, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Creighton
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltultoge, Co. Roscommon