School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Borrisoleigh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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- (continued from previous page)with national events the smith used make pikes.
- There is one forge in my district the smith name is Patrick Bourke townland of Cullohill parish of Borrisoleigh Co. Tipperary. They are smiths for nine generations. The forge is situated between Kerrs Cross and of Ballyduff cross. The forge is near a cross road an it is near a public road from Nenagh and Borrisoleigh and also they are near a stream. The roof of the forge is thatched. It is a big size forge. The door is the same shape of any ordinary door. There is only one fire place in the forge. There is a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Devitt
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Killamoyne, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Denis Younge
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Rusheen More, Co. Tipperary