School: Scoil Naomh Eoin, Bréachmhuigh (roll number 13781)

Location:
Breaghwy, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
A.M. Mac Taidhg
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    There is a bellis also in the foge for lighting the fire. When the blacksmith is making a shoe for the horse or ass, he always sticks it into the fire to reden it. Coal is always the blacksmith uses in the forge. They also make ploughs and a lot of other thing out of iron. Sometimes they make wheals of cart. They never out shoes on cows or on bullocks because they don't need any they nearly always
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Laighin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Tomás Ó Laighin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilkenny, Co. Mayo