1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Dearg Dún

School: Dearg Dún (roll number 10894)

Location:
Dergvone, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Máire Ní Lochlainn
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 058

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 058

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Dearg Dún
  2. XML Page 058
  3. XML “The Local Forges”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. The Local Forges (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    The farm implements which he makes are "loys" (kind of spade) and harrows. He also makes grates, gates, and crooks, and puts handles in kettles, repairs ovens and pans and any other iron utensils which got broken.
    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
    Jim Mc Partlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Aughrim, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Andy Mc Tiernan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    Over 50
    Address
    Dowra, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Partlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aughrim, Co. Leitrim