School: Summerville (roll number 622)
- Location:
- Summerville, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: John Burke
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- (continued from previous page)never get tired because it is blessed. The reason it it blessed is when Our Lord was to be crucified the blacksmith was asked to make the nails, he refused. Ever since a smiths right hand will never get tired. On winter nights a crowd come to the forge to play cards. Sometimes in summer they play pitch and toss. The forge was never figured in any historical event.
Kitty Quann, Ballyshuneen, Dunmore East, Co Waterford.
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- Collector
- Kathleen Gear
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymacaw, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mrs M Crotty
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Ballynamoyntragh, Co. Waterford