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School: Doire an Daimh (Derrindaffe) (roll number 10976)

Location:
Derrindaff, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Foghludha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410C, Page 17_011

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  1. The Local Forges (continued)

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    This forge is situated in the side of the road on the Cork Line. The forge is made of stones. The roof is made of timber and thatch. There is only one fireplace in the forge and also one bellows. The chief implements that a blacksmith uses in the forge, are an anvil, a sledge, a hammer, and a rasp. The blacksmiths shoe animals as horses, ponies, and asses. The blacksmiths do not make farm implements but he repairs them. There
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eillie O Keeffe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Trienearagh, Co. Kerry