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School: Fahan (roll number 14479)

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Fahan, Co. Donegal
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Cáitlín L. Nig Uidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 345

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    hammers, nippers, tongs, vices, boring machines, sledges and pokers.
    He shoes cart whells. He gets iron, and bends it round. He makes a fire and puts it in. When it is red he puts its in the wheel. Then he puts it in the river.
    The smith before William Bell was Mr Mac Adams.
    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
    Collector
    David Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tievebane, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    34
    Address
    Tievebane, Co. Donegal