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School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

Location:
Teerelton, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0339, Page 107

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  1. The Local Forge

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    In olden times blacksmiths had harder lives than they have nowadays as they got very little work to do and were very poor.
    The neighbours had to support them, as every cow they killed, it was a custom to give the blacksmith her head. There was also a cure for warts in the water in which the blacksmith cooled the red irons.
    The local blacksmith was John Ford who lived in a little house adjoining the forge. He worked very hard shoeing horses and making gates and repairing ploughs and all iron instruments.
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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
    Patrick Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baulbrack, Co. Cork
    Informant
    James Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Baulbrack, Co. Cork