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School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

Location:
Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0292, Page 077

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  2. The Local Forges

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    The smith makes ploughs, harrows, and axes but he does not make spades, shovels, and pikes. About twenty-five years ago the smiths used to repair spades by welding a piece of steel to the top of the spade. This was called "laying" the spades. A that time he used also make and repair gruffawns. There are scarcely any gruffawns now used in this locality, as potatoes are not as a rule sown in "cold graff now. "Cold graff is the name
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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
    Cornelius Barry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathruane Beg, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Patrick Barry
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Rathruane Beg, Co. Cork