School: Ráth Dubh, An Bhlárna (roll number 8393)
- Location:
- Rathduff, Co. Cork
- Teacher: D. Ó Súilleabháin
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- There are three forges in the parrish owned by Patrick Harte, John Healy, and Dennis O'Brien. They have been smiths for many years. The forges are situated near cross roads and by the road side.
The forge walls are made of stone with a sheet iron roof. The door is shaped like a horse shoe and only one fire place in the forge. The forge bellows is made in a factory, the chief implements are, a vice, a drill, a rasp, a hammer, punch, a pinchers, a anvil, a tongs, a shovel, a poker and other small implements. The smith shoes horses and asses. They makes ploghs, harrows and scufflers, they repair all sorts of iron implements. They binds wheels in the open air outside the forge door.
The forge water is supposed to cure warts.
- Collector
- John Ahern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyfireen, Co. Cork
- Informant
- William Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyfireen, Co. Cork
