1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh

School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh

Location:
Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
An tSiúr Concepta
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 344

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 344

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh
  2. XML Page 344
  3. XML “Blacksmiths”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Blacksmiths (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    repaired to Moran's forge and he was so pleased with the workmanship of the smith that he ordered two sets of shoes - one for the grey Liath Macha and the other for the black, Dubh Fhoilean. St. Patrick visited the district on horseback found it necesary to call the Moran's forge, and while waiting to have his horse shod betook himself to Laragh Hill, overlooking the forge, and the stone on which he sat is since known as St. Patrick's chair. To sit on the chair is said to be a cure for pains in the back and other ills.
    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
    Millie Cashin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Navan, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mr J. Gaffney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Laragh, Co. Westmeath