School: Churchtown (Baile an Teampoill) (roll number 1132)

Location:
Churchtown, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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    The blacksmiths implements are, a hammer, a pinchers, a chisel, a stand, a sledge, a vice, a drilling machine, a starter, a cutter, a rasp, a dog, pritchels and punches.
    The chief work is shoeing horses, banding wheels and repairing farm implements. Some of the work such as banding wheels is done outside and in the summer he often shoes the horses in the open.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English