School: Killomoran (roll number 15147)
- Location:
- Killomoran, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Delia Mc Kague
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- There are not many forges in the locality. At Cahermore Cross in Ardrahan parish there is a forge worked by McInerney, his father was a smith before him and his grandfather. The present smith is almost sixty years of age. The forge has a large door and a wooden roof. The fire place is at one end with the bellows over it and a large stone trough on the raised hearth.
He shoes horses and asses and repairs all farm implements.
He shoes wheels in the open air near a river, lake, or pond.
The smith's curse is supposed to bring misfortune, people dread it, they never like to offend the smith.
He is supposed to be a very strong man.
The forge door is never closed or locked as it is considered most unlucky(continues on next page)
