School: Druminardly
- Location:
- Drumman Beg, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Cuanáin
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- (continued from previous page)The forge is made of iron but it has a wooden door.
Teresa Hoare. Drummingmore, Ruskey, Dromod
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- Collector
- Mary Teresa Washington
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumman More, Co. Roscommon
- There are three forges in the parish namely Hoare's Bracken's, Hands. Hoares forge is near a crossroads named Tarmon-Barry. The blacksmith's makes gates, plough's and harrows. There is no work done in the open air it is all done inside in the forge. When the blacksmith is making anything he has to put down coal to(continues on next page)
