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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 123

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    There are four forges in the parish. The names of the smiths are Charles Caffrey, James Kiernan, Mount Nugent, Co. Cavan. Tommy Lynch, Grieve, Tommy Masterson Thonach.
    The Kiernans were blacksmiths for many years. Tommy Lynch is beside a crossroads. The rest are beside streams. Some of them corrugated iron, the others are thatched. There are wide doors on them. There is one fireplace within.
    The smiths have an anvil, vice, hammer, sledge, tongs, pincers, rasp, punch etc. They shoe horses, and asses. Shoeing wheels is done in the open air, beside a river if any.
    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
    Meg Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Thomas Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan