School: Díseart, Droichead Átha (roll number 1434)
- Location:
- Dysart, Co. Louth
- Teacher: M. Ní Ailpín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 027
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- There are three forges in the parish GrangeBellew, Togher, Mountdoyle. They are owned by Bernard Holcroft, John Darby, & Joseph Callaghan.
The Holcrofts have been smiths for three generations. The forges are all at crossroads. Holcrofts is beside a pump and Darby's is beside a stream. The forge is a stone building and a slated roof. The door is six feet high, and four feet wide.
There is only one fire place. The bellows is a very big one, and there is a long handle on it, and a horn of a cow for holding it. The bellows was made in England The implements he uses are the anvil, sledge, vice drilling machine,(continues on next page)- Collector
- Marie Campbell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grangebellew, Co. Louth