School: Graigue, Cill Dairbhe (roll number 4124)
- Location:
- Graigue, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Lionacháin
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- In the parish of Kildorrery there are three forges. The smiths are Mr. Richard Cross and Mr James O Dea of Kildorrery village, Co Cork and the Walsh family in Farrahy, Kildorrery Co. Cork. Those, in all cases are the descendants of blacksmiths. The roofs of the two forges in Kildorrery are of timber and felt. There is only one fireplace in each forge. The bellows are composed of two light pieces of timber kept together by leather with a pipe projecting on to the hob where the fire is.
The following implements are used:- Af sledge and a big hammer to shape the iron, a small hammer to put on shoes on horses, an anvil, a rasp, pincers, tongs a punch and a knife. These smiths shoe horses and asses. The two smiths in Kildorrery Co Cork sometimes make ploughs, if they get an order. They also make scufflers, harrows, hoes, heaters, gates and tongs. They also repair ploughs, harrows and mowing machines. The binding of wheels is done in the open.
The blacksmith, more than any(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Durane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Aghacross, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr James Durane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Aghacross, Co. Cork
