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School: Balrath (roll number 9770)

Location:
Balrath, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Oirghiall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 085

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    fire he has nothing to do but pull down the handle of the bellows and it blows through the whole fire.
    He shoes houses and asses and he puts shoeing on carts and traps and other vehicles. He fixes farm implements. If teeth are missing in a tumbling rake he is able to put them in again.
    This is how he shoes horses. First he pulls out the nails left in the hoof. Then he gets a knife and pares away some of the hoof. He gets a tool called a rasp and rasps the hoof. Then he gets a fresh shoe and reddens it. When it is red he
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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
    Millie Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Balrath, Co. Westmeath