School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)
- Location:
- Clongeen, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Brian Ó Broin
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- There are four forges in the district
Toomey's. Rowe's, Walshe's, and Cullens.
Toomey's is situated in Foulksmills
Rowe's in Ballylannon, Walshe's in Newcastle, and Cullen's in Mullenderry.
Cullen's is more of a foundry than a forge. They mend machines and motor cars. They also shoe horses and asses. Toomeys shoe horses and asses also. Rowes mend machines and shoe horses and asses. Walshes shoe horses and asses.
- Collector
- Mary Busher
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Longgraigue, Co. Wexford
- There are three local forges around Foulksmills, one is roofed with slates and the other is thatched and the other is part covered with timber and felt and corrugated iron. The smith makes the shoes, and shoes horses and asses and makes and repairs farm implements and machinery
Some smiths are not as good as others, nor have the tools to work with. Some people(continues on next page)
