School: Skerries, Athy (roll number 10975)
- Location:
- Sceithrí Thuaidh, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: E. Tansey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 251
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- There is a forge in Moatfield, Athy. It is Stephen Dempseys forge. The walls are built of concrete and the roof is made of boards. The Blacksmith has many tools to work with. Such as a bellows an anvil a hammer a sledge a tongs a vice and a chizzle.
The bellows is putt on pieces of wood. The horn of the bellows goes through a hole in the hob where the fire is lit. The hob is built of concrete. There is a handle on the bellows to blow the fire. He uses Swansea coal.
The anvil has a horn on one end for turning iron and the other end is square and two(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frances Redmond
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ard na gCros, Co. Chill Dara
