School: Dennmore
- Location:
- Dennmore or Legganden, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Harriet Heaslip
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- There is one forge in the parish.
Tom Lynch is the blacksmith.
His people have been smiths for three generations.
There is a thatched roof on the forge.
There is a large door opening in two at the entrance of the forge
The smith's name is written on the upper doorpost.
There is one fireplace within which is very high.
The implements used are an anvil, hammers, sledge, pincers, vice and an iron borer.
He shoes (horss) horses, jennets, ponies and asses.
He makes the shoes and repairs ploughs, harrows and spades and shoe carts wheels.
