School: Cree
- Location:
- Cree, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Mrs Dennison
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- The Local ForgeThere is one forge in this district. The smith's name is Joe Mulhare. His father and grandfather and his great-grandfather were smiths. The forge is situated near a crossroads and a river.The forge is a large square room with no windows. There are a lot of horseshoes and old irons around the doorway. There is a square doorway with a huge horseshoe nailed to it. There is one fireplace in the forge. The bellows is a large oval leather thing with a pipe out of it into the fire. The bellows are fastened in a stand and is blown by pulling a bar up and down. The bellows are made in a bellows factory. The smith uses a hammer, a tongs, and a punch to bore square holes when he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Hayes
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Lisduff, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Joseph Mulhare
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45