School: Tisaran
- Location:
- Moystown Demesne, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: M. Ní Éireamhóin
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- (continued from previous page)There is a bar of iron with a handle at the end which has to be worked like a pump handle. It was built by the present smith's father about 75 years ago.
The water this is used for cooling the iron in a forge is supposed to be very good for curing chilblains. There has been a forge where our local smith is for years back and it would seem very strange if he gave up his smithy now. His father-in-law had this forge before him and he was reputed to be the best smith for miles around when he was able to carry on his work. A Smith as a rule is rather dirty looking and the leather apron he wears at his work does not improve his appearance. A smith's sledge is very heavy. The door of the forge is square-shaped.- Collector
- Domhnaill Mac Cioráin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Moystown Demesne, Co. Offaly