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School: Carraigíní (Carrigans)

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Carrigans, Co. Donegal
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Máire E. Ní Stiopháin
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    side to straigten the nails which he put on the previous time. The he is able to pull off the shoes altogether with the pinchers. The blacksmith uses coal, but it is not like the coal we burn. It is like slack and its called "Smitty coal" and the smith wets it he burns it.
    The anvil is made of iron and it is for shaping horse shoes on. Then he has a water trough for cooling his shoes and irons. The sledge which is for striking the iron and shaping the shoes
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English