School: Lanesboro (roll number 13320)
- Location:
- Lanesborough, Co. Longford
- Teacher: E. Ó Reachtagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0753, Page 142
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- (continued from previous page)to be killed and they had to walk. Forge water cures warts also if you put forge dust through white-wash it will make the walls white. If you were passing a forge and if the blacksmith is working outside you should say, "God bless the work". Mr Pat Rooney has power to cure a burn because he licked a mankeeper. The blacksmith makes plougs
- There are three forges in the parish; one is not in use at present. The names of the smiths are James Murray, and Pat Rooney, their people have not been smiths for years only they started on their own. One forge is situated at a crossroads about two miles outside the village, the other is in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lanesborough, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr John Harold
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 47
- Address
- Lanesborough, Co. Longford
