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School: Clonfinlough, Athlone

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Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
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E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 244

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  1. The Local Forge

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    There are two forges in this locality one in Clonfanlough and one in Shannonbridge, the names of the owners are; Dan Edwards and Peter Larkin. The forge is situated on a cross-roads, it is long and narrow with an anvil near the fire, it has a felt roof, there is a door shaped like a horseshoe on the gable. The bellow is a pear shaped made of wood and leather. The implement the smith uses are; the hammer, sledge, tongs bellows, anvil, vice, dullard, stamp, pritchil.
    He shoes horses, and asses. He makes ploughs and harrows. Cart wheels are shod in the open air on a flag-stone. The (in) water in which irons are cooled cures warts.
    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
    Dannie Edwards
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Offaly