School: Cuilleán

Location:
Cuillaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
León P. Mac Eachmharaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 072

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 072

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  5. XML “The Forge”

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  1. The children used to go to the bog specially to wash their feet with the bog water. The old people thought that this water would make the feed clean and strong. There was an old beggerman named Michael Fleming who never wore a shoe winter or Summer. If a person's legs were stiff they are advised to rub goose grease of on them.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. shoes (~1,841)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crumlin, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crumlin, Co. Mayo
  2. There are two forges in this parish One in Kilvine and the other in Ballindine. The one in Kilvine belongs to Micahel Rafftery and the one in Ballindine belongs to Denis Niland
    The latters and the formers fathers were blacksmiths also. Michael Rafftery makes horse shoes, ass shoes, scufflens, and ploughs.
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