School: Baile Thomáis, Gabhailín (roll number 15407)

Location:
Thomastown Demesne, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Dubhláine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 036

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0577, Page 036

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    day in his forge. He had a very dangerous time of it because his wife and mother were always fighting one day he made up his mind to go away and leave them all together. He locked th forge and came out on the middle of the road. He saw a green coated boy coming towards him. The boy asked him was he a black smith and he said he was, then the boy asked was there any chance of a job. The smith told him that he was going to leave the place because he could not get on with his wife and mother they were always fighting. The boy persuaded to go back
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    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)
    Folktales index
    AT0753: Christ and the Smith
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Dowd
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs O' Donnell
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moatquarter, Co. Tipperary