School: Kilcullen (B.)

Location:
Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 14_026

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0776D, Page 14_026

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  1. There are two three forges in Kilcullen, town, Messers. kelly, Ffrench and Myers.
    Each of them use similiar tools in work which are:
    Sledge, hammer, anvil, pinchers, punch, screw wrenches, tongs, vice, bellows, rasps, puffer and several other small tools
    In the district there couple of others.
    Messrs.Ivory and Moynahan.
    Mr. Ffrench makes horse: shoes, ass shoes. gates and grates.
    He repairs ploughs, grubbers and harrows.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Diarmuid Ó Ceallaigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilcullen, Co. Kildare