School: Clochar
- Location:
- Clogher, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: M. Ó Gealbháin
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- Smiths and Forges
There are six forges in this district. John Staunton's in Newtown James Keavney's in Ballintrubber. Tom Killeen's in carnacon. Myles Fahy's in Belcarra. Tom Lavelle's in French-Hill. The frogs are build of stone with a roof of thatch. A boardea floor with stones around the fire is in Tom Killeen's forge; but the others have mud floors with "flags" around the fire-place.
A smith's tools are
An Anvil
A Bellous
A Vice
Hammers
Sledges
Rasps(continues on next page)- Collector
- Micheál Ó Gealbháin
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mattie Joyce
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonboorhy, Co. Mayo