School: Bigstone, Baltinglas (roll number 14643)
- Location:
- Ballyraggan, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Héilighe
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- (continued from previous page)wheel of a car he takes off the band of the wheel and puts it in the fire. He has a big stone outside with a hole in the centre. He puts the stock of the wheel in this hole and hammers it. When the band is red he takes it out and hammers it with a sledge on to the wheel.
Long ago the smiths had the privilege of shoeing all the noblemens horses They were paid, very highly for this.
There is a forge at Corbally cross. It is not used now. The entance is a large door shaped like a horse shoe. It was a smith that made this horse shoe and nailed it on to the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Foley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigeen North, Co. Kildare
- Informant
- Christopher Foley
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrigeen North, Co. Kildare
