School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)
- Location:
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál de Búrca
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- (continued from previous page)smith before fixing their farm implements in by gone day.
It was believed that a black smith could bring bad luck upon a person by saying certain prayers and turning the anvil.
All the local forges were left open at night. It was said that it was a great sin to steal anything out of the forge. All the news was got in the forge and all the news came from the forge.- Collector
- Paddy Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo