School: Kilrush (roll number 14039)
- Location:
- Ballynaberney, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: C. E. Kidd
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- (continued from previous page)222.them. He shoes a great many horses and asses. Every time you go in some else is there before you. He is a very good smith and that is the reason he does such a good trade.
I think he was a smith for about thirty years, and his father was a smith too, but he was not as good as the present Mr. Somers.
In former years Mr. Dempsey was
He had a forge about a quarter of a mile to the north-west of the school, opposite to Mr Anthony Ryans gate. There is no trace of the forge there now.Sonny Pierce
Ballyroebuck.
Information re. old forge recd. from Tom Kavanagh, Kilrush who has mother over 90 yrs of age aliveTom Kavanagh about 50-Labourer. - 2. There are two forges in my home district. The blacksmiths are Mr. Rellis and Mr. Carton. Both forges(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Robert Masterson
- Gender
- Male