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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 211

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    of the forge is made of canvas and it is oblong in shape. There is a big round stone and a horse-shoe on it as a sign that it is a forge. There is one fireplace in it and it has a bellows with a long handle at the end. They are used for blowing the fire.
    The smith uses a hammer, wedge, pincers, bellows and he makes horse-shoes. He puts shoes on asses and on ponies. He makes ploughs and harrows and he repairs pikes and spades. The smiths do a lot of work in the air such as repairing machines.
    Brigid Fitzgerald, Clorane, Kildimo, Co. Limerick.
    From James Fitzgerald, Clorane, Kildimo, Co. Limerick.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clorane, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    James Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clorane, Co. Limerick