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School: Cluainín (roll number 13231)

Location:
Cloneen, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Néill
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    asses, making gates, and mending and making all kinds of farm implements. He has many different kinds of tools such as a hammer, and knives and pincers, and rasp, and nails and an anvil for working on.
    It is said that the forge water would cure chilblans, and corns and warts and sore legs, and sore hands, but it must be taken while the Smyth is not there.
    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
    John Holohan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloneen, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    John Maher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Cloneen, Co. Tipperary