School: Moynalvey (roll number 7567)
- Location:
- Moynalvy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Mrs Bridget M. Kelly
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- The late Larry Dorey had a forge on a hill near the townland of Summerhill, Co. Meath.
He used to make shoeings for drays; ploughs, tongs, harrows and grates.
There was a huge iron anvil in the centre of the floor, a trough of water beside it for cooling the iron. Beside the fire which was on a flag stone hearth there was a bellows with a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Maggie Comey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Derrypatrick, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Patrick Comey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Derrypatrick, Co. Meath