School: Monaseed (roll number 15937)
- Location:
- Monaseed, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Nioclás Ó Diomasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0889, Page 041
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- Forges.There is a forge in Monaseed. It is situated at the cross-roads. Ned Kavanagh is the name of the present smith. He is a middle aged man, but he has not been working in this forge long. He had another forge in Monaseed, but it was situated nearer to the school. Mr Kavanagh gets a large amount of work to do in this locality. Most of the farmers in the neighbourhood come to get horses shod or ploughs mended, or to get something made or repaired.There is another blacksmith's forge in Hollyfort. The name of the present blacksmith is John O'Neill. The door entering the forge is composed f dressed granite blocks formed in the shape of a horse shoe. This forge is a very ancient one. Mr Hempenstall worked in this forge before the present blacksmith, and another O'Neill worked in it before him. He probably worked in it before him. He probably worked there in 1798. It was erected by Lord Powerscourt for the convenience of the tenants.
- Collector
- Patrick Fanning
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Pat Nolan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Clonamona Upper, Co. Wexford
