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School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)

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Coolard, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire Ní Liaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 404

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    him.
    Each of them wants him to do several jobs for them.
    He shoes horses, he makes gates and rollers, he mends ploughs, irons wheels and repairs mowing machines and other farm implements.
    The smith does the greater part of his work in the forge except when making rollers or ironing wheels.
    When he is ironing wheels this is what he does: -
    The person to whom the wheel belongs brings him a box of turf, he makes a great round fire and puts the band into it and reddens it to a white heat.
    The band expands with the heat.
    Then he takes it up, and puts it around the wheel and throws cold water on it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kit Scanlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glouria, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Thomas Galvin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Glouria, Co. Kerry