School: Castletown
- Location:
- Castletown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Owen Maguire
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- (continued from previous page)in the place where it used to stand. There was no one buried in it this long, long time.
- Long ago there was a forge near Manus' Cross opposite Mr Beggy's house. It was owned by a man named Gilsenan. There is no trace of it now.
There is a forge at Castletown crossroads. It is owned by William Donegan. It is built of stone and at one time it had a thatched roof but it has a galvanized roof now. Mr Donegan's forefathers worked in this forge for many generations. There are many old tools still in use in this forge. There was a very old hammer used for making pigrings called the meeleen hammer in use up to recent years. It is now owned by Mr M(continues on next page) - Collector
- Agnes Donegan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- William Donegan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 48
- Address
- Castletown, Co. Meath
