School: Drumraney (roll number 13571)
- Location:
- Drumraney, Co. Westmeath
- Teachers: Ml Mc Garry Alice Mc Garry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 625
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- There are three forges in this parish. The names of the owners are Joseph Bannon, Michael Ward and James Keegan. Joseph Bannon is situated in the townland of Lissanode, Michael Wards is situated in the townsland of Walderstown and James Keegan's is in the townsland of Ardnagragh. Joseph Bannon's is beside a cross-roads and there is a stream near the forge. The roof is covered with a roofing called felt. There are only one fire place in the forge and that is at the end of the forge and the bellows is in a small house at the back of the forge. The instruments the smith uses when shoeing horses are, a pincers, hammer, rasp, nails and a knife for paring the horses hoof. He shoes asses and horses but he does not shoe cattle or he does not make ploughs, harrows, spades, shovels, pikes or axes, but he mends all the instruments. There is one job the smith does in the open air - he shoes wheels. Forge water cures boths in horses.
- Collector
- James Slevin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumraney, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- John Slevin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Drumraney, Co. Westmeath
