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School: Tobar (C.)

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Tober, Co. Offaly
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Bean Uí Thóirdhealbhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0808, Page 183

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    is made of leather with iron bands on it. It is round and narrows coming onto the pipe which brings the wind to blow up the fire. The tools the smith uses are a sledge, plyers, hammer, pincers and rasps. The most useful things to the smith are the anvil and the bellows.
    The smith does some of his work out side. When he is mending machines. ploughs and harrows. When he is shoeing wheels he does it out side because he has to make a fire of turf to shoe it.
    The forge water is a good cure for warts and sore eyes because of the iron being in the water. The smiths were always looked upon as been
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Egan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballinaminton East, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Thomas Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Ballinaminton East, Co. Offaly