School: An Cnocán Bán, Áth Treasa (roll number 12999)
- Location:
- Cummery Connell (South), Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Ríordáin
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- (continued from previous page)gambling or playing cards.
Smiths are strong men with great muscles and they are always content with their work. They earn a great deal of money. They are always working from morning till night and from Monday till Saturday
- There are two forges in the parish of Rockchapel. The forges (is) are situated on the side of roads.
The forge is a middle sized building with wooden walls and a ( th) wooden roof.
The door is very high, it has no special shape. There is one fireplace in the forge. There is a big bellows in the forge.
The smith uses a hammers, tongs, pincers and clip.
The smith shoes horses, asses and jennets. He mends instruments required by the farmers.
Forges are great centres for story telling.
Smiths are very strong men.
