School: Coillte Clochair (C.) (roll number 2364)
- Location:
- Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Sorcha Ní Mhuireagáin
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- In this district the forge is situated facing the Catholic Church. It belongs to Francis Kerrigan. His people have been smiths for forty years.
The forge is a small dark, low house with one fireplace in it. The roof is thatched with a hole in it and this hole is used as a chimney. The smith shoes horses, asses, and mules sometimes he shoes cattle when they are going a long journey. He makes many things this is some of the things he makes tongs, spades, shovels, harrows and sometimes ploughs.
The implements he uses are:- anvil, hammer, chisel, rasp and file. The bellows are made of wood and leatehr and it said they were made in England.
Smiths were always looked upon(continues on next page)- Collector
- May Bennett
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mrs Bennett
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim