School: St. Brigid's, Newbliss (roll number 4192)

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   There was a forge belonging to my grandfather in the townland of Cremoyle. There were two men working in it, their work was hard compared with the work of smiths of the present day. They had to make the nails on the shoes which had to be made from rough iron bars as there was no prepared iron at that time. The forge had a two piece door and the second half was spread to let horses in and out. He shoed horses and donkeys and made gates and repaired ploughs and harrows.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. smithing (~2,389)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   James Brady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Rakean, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Owen Brady

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   60

   Address

   Rakean, Co. Monaghan

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   There was an old horse in Curn belonging to an old man named Creedon who lived iabout the penal times. He made spikes and spears for the Irishmen to fight with. One day the English under a man named Captain Carr of Newross came and Mr

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