School: Gortloney (roll number 11978)
- Location:
- Gortloney, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eoghan de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0716, Page 190
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- (continued from previous page)and the other "Polly". When we are calling the cows, we say, Come on! Come on! and when we are driving them we say How up! How up!
We call the cows, "Perl", "Polly", "Sparkle" and the "Red Cow".
- The Local ForgeWritten by Molly fagan, Gortloney 1-3-'38There is one forge in this parish. The smith's name is Kit Sheridan. He lives in Dromone. The forge is situated in Dromone in the parish of Moylough. The forge is a fairly big shed. His forge has a slated roof there is one window on it, one fire-place and a square. There is no cross-roads near his forge. He shoes wheels of carts and he shoes horses. The tools he uses are:- hammer, vice, wrenches, an anvil and a pincers and other things. He makes farm implements, such as harrows, ploughs, and reaping machines and other things. It is said that the forge water cures warts. There is another forge in Loughcrew but I know not what sort it is.
- Collector
- Molly Fagan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortloney, Co. Meath
