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School: Páirc Árd (High Park) (roll number 11431)

Location:
Carrowgilhooly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 342

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    near one of them. There is one large door on the forge and a lot of horse shoes and ploughs in it. The floor of the forge is very dirty always. There is a canvas roof on the forge and one fireplace. The bellows are used for blowing the fire. The blacksmith uses an, anvil, a hammer, bellows, a rasp, and many other things. He shoes, horses, asses but he does not shoe cattle, and he makes farm implements. People do not send presents to Blacksmiths at any special time of the year. All the blacksmiths are strong. The forge is a place for story telling.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Derrig
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Finnure, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Derrig
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Finnure, Co. Sligo