School: Abbey (B.), Celbridge (roll number 5350)
- Location:
- Celbridge, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: P. J. McManus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0773, Page 345
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- (continued from previous page)out of the straw, and it is well camped. Then the straw is tied in small bundles and the thatcher ties them in position on the rafters.Forge Work:Forge Work was carried out in my districk in former times by the Behans. These were a family who lived about a half mile outside the village.This was continued up to a few years ago. They are not doing any forgework now because their father died a few years ago. These made gates, ploughs and farming utensils. Their implimens were hammers, pinchers, sledges, wrenches, punches, hacksaws, an anvil, stamps, vices, knives etc. Most of the old gates around Celbridge were(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seamas Ó Condel
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mr Harte
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Hazelhatch, Co. Dublin
