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School: Tomhaggard

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Tomhaggard, Co. Wexford
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Séamus Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0877, Page 279

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    Here is a story about the forge- water. One night when Mr John Murphy , age 75 years, of Tomhaggard was coming home from work. He saw a light in the forge and he went in. Mr Tom Redmond of Tomhaggard was working in there. Mr John Murphy sat down and started to complain about his feet. He said that they were sore after working all day. Mr Redmond told him to take off his boots and get in to the tub of water and [..] in it for a few minutes. When he got out he put on his boots without drying his feet. He then went home.
    Eamon Connick
    Tomhaggard
    Co. Wexford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eamon Connick
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tomhaggard, Co. Wexford