School: Duncormick
- Location:
- Duncormick, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: P. S. Ó hEachthigheirn
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- The Local Forges . . . 12 . 7 . 38There are three local forges in this Parish.
The names of the smiths are Jim Parle, Stephen Parle, and Jack Keane
This occupation has been carried on for, at least, four generations by the Parle family,
Jim Parle's forge is situated on a crossroads in Baldwinstown village.
Jack Keane's forge is situated on a crossroads at Woodgraigue
There is a large square door on it.
There is a big high fire-place outside the door and there is a big fan beside it.
The tools he uses are hammers, tongs, pincers, vice, rasps, nails, anvil, knives, tool-box grind-stone, and
There is a small stream beside the forge.
There is a slate roof on the forgeCarmel Roche
Johnstown,
Duncormick,
Co. Wexford.- Collector
- Carmel Roche
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Johnstown, Co. Wexford