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School: Monksland (C.) (roll number 2792)

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Monksland, Co. Louth
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M. Nic Oireachtaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0659, Page 318

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  1. The Local Forges

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    There are two forges in this parish.
    The names of smiths are Robert Marks, and William Smith.
    None of their people were smiths. The forges are situated in Whitestown and Johnstown.
    The one in Whitestown is near the seashore, and the one in Johnstown is near a cross-road.
    There are anvials, hammers, bellows, and sledges in the forges.
    The kind of roof in Johnstown forge is slates, and the roof in Whitestown is timber.
    The door in the Whitestown forge is divided in two parts, and the one in Johnstown is just a plain door.
    There are only one fire in each of the two forges. The bellows are stationed in a corner.
    They have a very big handle which you pull up and down. They are not made locally.
    They shoe horses, and asses but they dont she cattle.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Bridget Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Cooley, Co. Louth