School: Scoil na Mainistreach (roll number 1793)
- Location:
- Killarney, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An Br. P.C. Mac Niallghuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0455, Page 121
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- (continued from previous page)his hammer and with it split the heads of five hundred English. The English wanted to get Valdo and offered five hundred pounds for his capture. He was caught and brought to London. In the year 1786 the great smith was hung in London.
The implements he uses are, bellows, hammers, sledges, chisels, pinchers, anvil. Smiths are very strong men.
- There was once a great smith who lived the time of Brian Boru. When the Danes were fighting Ireland and robbing(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Jer Noovan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
