School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)
- Location:
- Achadh Ghobhair, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 12_028
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- There is only one forge in the parish of Aughagower. It belongs to Michael Staunton of Cordarragh. Paddy Staunton is the blacksmith now and his father was a blacksmith before him. It is a very old forge. The forge is beside the road and there is a river running beside it. There is a thatched roof on it. The shape of the door is round There are two fireplaces in it. It is a hand bellows worked by a long stick. The smith uses a sledge a hammer a pinchers a punch. He shoes horses and asses. He makes ploughs harrows and gates. He shoes wheels in the open air.
- Collector
- Thomas Derrig
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cnocán an Bhrúnaigh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
