School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan
- Location:
- Rathcoyle Lower, Co. Wicklow
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0920, Page 125
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- (continued from previous page)There is only one fireplace in a forge. The door is very large and is sometimes in the shape of a horse-shoe.
The remains of many old forges are still to be seen in the parish. There was an old forge in the townland of Kilcarney. It was situated on the land of Mr Griffin beside a cross-roads. There are no remains of the walls still to be seen. The only thing that remains is the shoeing-stone.
There is another old forge situated in Askinagap. This forge was owned by a man named Mr Mick Keogh There were two old forges situated in Knockananna A man by the name of Mr Tom Keogh owned one of these forges. This forge was owned by his people for a long time. A man by the name of Mr John Dunne owned the other forge.
There is another old forge in Coolmanagh. A man by the name of Mr John Byrne owned this forge. Forge water is said to be good for curing warts.
- Birds are very numerous in this district. The names of some of them are; the cuckoo, swallow, wren, thrush, crow, sparrow, robin, jackdaw, martin, lark, linnet, sea-gull goldfinch, bullfinch, starling, lapwing, green plover, golden plover, woodcock, grouse, curlew, crane, snipe, wood-pigeon(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Whbrant
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Kilcarney Lower, Co. Wicklow
