School: Naomh Eoin, Béal Easa
- Location:
- Foxford, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Oidí sa Chlochar
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- (continued from previous page)an old man whose name was Mr. McKenna and they called him the old nailer. He used to make pigrings out of steel. He used to make nails of iron by putting them into the fire and hammering them. Then he would go round the country selling them.
- James Brodrick who lived in Foxford used to make nails. He used to buy rod - iron. He had a bench and a bellows attached to it. Any one who wanted a strong nail or a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eilis Ní Thighearnán
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Foxford, Co. Mayo