School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Killacrim, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 11_016
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- There are nine forges in this parish. What I know of the smiths the trade has been in their families for years back. There is one at Bolton's cross and another one at the Six crosses and another one beside a stream in Greenville. All the rest are inside in the town. Most of the forges are roofed with corrugated iron. There is only one fireplace and bellows. The smiths implements: a set, an anvil, rasp, pincers, vice, the hoof knife. The smith shoes horses and asses and ponies. The smith makes gates, bands of wheels(continues on next page)
- Collector
- M. Ní Ailpín
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Halpin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Finuge, Co. Kerry
