School: Cill Dubh (roll number 16503)
- Location:
- Kilduff, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Emily Williams
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0444, Page 193
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- There are alot of forges in our parish. The one I know is situated near a crossroad. It is on the main road to Tralee. The name of the owner of the forge is Thomas Shannahan, Oak Park, Tralee. He shoes ponies, horses, donkies. There is a great anvil on a block near the fire on which the shoes are made. There is also a long bench which has a drilling machine attached for the purpose of drilling holes in iron. There is a box up on the bench which holds the tools that the smith want. There is a large fire into which iron is put. It is then taken out and hammered into shape on the anvil. This district is a great centre for a forge as there are a great many houses near it. There are big doors at the entrance to the forge and a large horseshoe nailed over the door. The forge was built about seventy years ago. This forge is a great place for conversation and story telling.
- Collector
- Tomás O Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinvosherig East, Co. Kerry
