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School: Ros Mór, Béal Átha Fhinghín (roll number 10378)

Location:
Rossmore, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Michéal Ó Corcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0307, Page 073

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    being built a carpenter is wanted to roof it and make partitions and when it is finished he paints and decorates it.
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  2. Old Crafts

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    Most kinds of iron are done by the country black-smith. Spades are not made by the black-smith at the present day but not long ago the smith made all the spades. The ordinary smith does not make a plough but he can repair it and make parts of it that are broken. At the present day the smith makes iron gates, for entrance to fields, and boreens and yards. Cranes for open hearth fires are also made by the smith. The chief work of the smith nowadays is shoeing horses. The required iron and nails are got by
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Charlie Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolnaconarty, Co. Cork