School: Garrowhill, Longford (roll number 10344)
- Location:
- Garrowhill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: P. Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0756, Page 473
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- There are four forges in my parish. The smith's name are James Toher, Richmond Street Longford, James O'Neill Longford town, and Pat Lane BallymacCormack. All these are smiths for many years and their fathers were smiths before them. The forge is a small house with a (ldlc) thatched roof. The implements he uses are, hammers, pinchers, a rasp, and a lot of other things. The smith shoe asses, horses, but he does not shoe cattle. He makes ploughs, harrows, Iron gates, and other things. The smiths shoe wheels of carts beside the water. There is a cure for warts in the forge water, and when sparks fly from the red iron it is the sign of money.
The smiths are always noted for being very strong. There is a big bellows in the corner of the forge.
- Collector
- B. Mc Cormack
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cartronlebagh, Co. Longford
