School: Lusmagh

Location:
Gortarevan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
T. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0814, Page 264

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  1. A Blacksmith always has his forge at a cross roads. The tulls he uses are a hammer, a pincers, a tongs, a vice, a shuning knife, a nippers and anvil and a bellows. The nearest blacksmith we have is John Gibbons. He is a good blacksmith for shuning horses and for mendind pot and plows.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Micheal Dolan
    Gender
    Male