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School: Mercy Convent

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Belturbet, Co. Cavan
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The Sisters
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0972, Page 164

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    air. The top part is stationary and it is worked by a wooden beam with a rope attached. There are weights in the bottom of the bellows to pull it back down when it has been pulled up. There is a nozzle about three feet long going from the bellows to the fire to bring the air to the fire.
    There is one door on the forge and it is divided in the middle and the lower half is generally kept closed in the winter when the weather is cold. There is one fire place in the forge and a stone trough and it is always full of cold water to coll the irons.
    There are two forges in the parish of Drumlane, one in Milltown and one on Kilconny.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Govern
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Cavan