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School: Achadh Luachra

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Aghaloory, Co. Cavan
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S. Ó Hárdaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 024

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0991, Page 024

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  3. XML “The Local Forges”
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  1. The Local Forges (continued)

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    fire place in the blacksmiths forge. The blacksmith shoes, horses and asses. The tools he uses when he is working are the anvil, hammer, sledge, pincers and a buffer. He fixes ploughs, harrows and spades. The bellows is made from wood and hide of some animal. The seventh son of a blacksmith has the cure of the rickets. Some of the forges are built beside a stream or a crossroads. It is said that if a blacksmith washes his hands in the water which he cools his iron he is refreshed and made strong.
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  2. Old Houses

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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. buildings
          1. residential buildings (~2,723)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Leddy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ardleny, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Annie Leddy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73
    Address
    Ardleny, Co. Cavan