School: Aonach Urmhumhan, Clochar na Trócaire
- Location:
- Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Celestine
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Local Forges (continued)
“There is a forge at Derrybawn, Nenagh owned by John Boland.”
(continued from previous page)and door is not much bigger than an ordainery house door. In most forges the door is much bigger to allow machinery in for repairs but he repairs machines outside. He also shoes car wheels outside. He shoes horses, ponies and assess inside.
The tools he uses shoeing are a hammer, pincers, knife and rasp. There is one fireplace and the fire is kept going by a very large bellows which is made in Dublin. There is a water trough for cooling iron and it is reputed to be a cure for warts to dip your hands in this water. He has a big anvil for beating out shoes and other iron, this stands in a block of timber near the middle of the floor.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Mounsey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Clashnevin, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr J. Mounsey
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Clashnevin, Co. Tipperary