School: Baile Gaedhaelach (C.)
- Location:
- Irishtown, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Manus
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- (continued from previous page)strong bellows. Then he hammers the red, hot iron to what ever shap he pleases.
The smith makes implements such as harrow pins seeders grubbers spades, shovels, ploughs, tongs, horse-shoes and lots of other things.
Putting tyers in carts is done in the open air. The smiths were centres for story telling. Horses and donkeys are shod in the district.
There are two derelict forges in the district.- Collector
- Maureen Hett
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Honor Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmacanelly, Co. Mayo