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1. The Local Forge (continued)

   

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   that are in a forge are a hammer, a sledge, a pincers, a vice, a tongs, and a bellows and it blows the fire. The blacksmith works outside the forge and has a place built of stone that holds water to cool the red irons for him. The blacksmith also makes ploughs, harrows, and shoes wheel and horses.

   

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2. Games I Play

   

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   Games I play Written by; Marie O'Shea, Thomastown, 15th Feb 1938. I play a lot of games at home and in school. I like playing games sometimes and one of the games is Cat and Dog because I nearly always play it. The first thing I do I get a big stone and we call that the "granny". Then I get two pieces of sticks as thick as a pot stick one of them is larger than the other. The larger one is the "Dog" and the smaller one is the "Cat". Then we start the Game and we will see which of us will win. In this locality, in summer, the boys are fond of a game called "Skittles". I play this game to. Five short sticks are placed standing on their end on the road, about

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
         1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Maire O' Shea

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Thomastown, Co. Meath