School: Kilmeedy (B.) (roll number 7161)
- Location:
- Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: John O'Grady
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- (continued from previous page)The smith always have welcome for his customers, and he is always jollly and gay.
In the olden times the smiths used to get more work to do than nowadays, because there are lorries there now and the horses are not wanted to go in the road.
When he has the iron and nails bought he has not much out of his labour, because the iron is very dear.
The smith is a very useful man to the people, when anything gets broke they face the smith.
There is only one fire in it. The bellows is made out of timber, and leather, and iron.
On a fine day he works out under the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Denis Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnacreha Lower, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John Linnane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
