School: Cobh Labhráis (C.) (roll number 7453)
- Location:
- Rerrin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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- There was a smith long-ago living on the Island and his forge below the present hotel. His name was Silve Harrington. As he was the only smith he had a lot of work to do. If a farmer wanted shoes made for his horse he would have to bring him the iron, then the smith would make the shoes for him for two shillings. He also made pot hangers, thongs, cranes and many other articles. Long-ago it was an old house they had for a forge. He used to have a big turf-fire to heat the irons. He had a large bellows and an anvil in the forge. It was a block of iron they used as an anvil. The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Quinlan
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Miss B. Regan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 86
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Greenane, Co. Cork