School: Gowran (C.)
- Location:
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Máiréad Ní Chuinn
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- The Local Forges
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The door of a forge is often in the shape of a horseshoe. In some forges there are two fires. The bellows is very long & is covered with some sort of cloth on top & bottom. In olden times the people used to bring gifts to the smiths.- Collector
- Nancy Lawlor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Donagh
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Gowran, Co. Kilkenny