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School: Cill Choinnigh (roll number 13563)

Location:
Kilkenny, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Giolla Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1053, Page 223

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    There are two forges in this parish. One of them is owned by Joseph McCole and the other by Patrick Early. One of them is situated in the centre of the village of Glenties and the other a little bit outside of the village. Both roofs are slated and there is one fireplace in each.
    Tools used by the smith are. The bellows, an anvil, a hammer and sledge. The work a smith does is shoeing horses and donkeys, repairing gates, ploughs, harrows, shoeing cars and carts wheels and making pokes and apes.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie O' Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James O' Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mulnamin Beg, Co. Donegal