School: Baile Glas (Meastha), An Bhlárna (roll number 10930)

Location:
Ballyglass, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Bhuachalla
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    tongs, nails and bellows and many other things.
    These men can make ploughs and harrows and many other farm implements. These smiths shoe horses, donkeys, and poneys. They never shoe cattle in this part of the country.
    They bind wheels in the open air, that is if a band fell off a wheel they would put it on. There is no belief with regard to the forge water or sparks. There is no story told in connection with the forges. There are no disused forges in this parish.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Looney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Dan Looney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyvaloon, Co. Cork