School: Lisball
- Location:
- Lisball, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: S. O' Doherty
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- (continued from previous page)knife to let the people know it is a blacksmith shop.
He keeps a fire in the forge for to redden the iron so that he can bent it in any direction he want it. He burns chaff in the fire. It throws off a great heat while it lasts.
There are not many blacksmiths in his district nowadays. Long ago the blacksmith were very plentiful in every part of the country especially near crossroads. A number of people used to go to the cross in which the blacksmith were telling stories and singing songs(continues on next page)- Collector
- Rose Anne Farrelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Nolagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr P. Farrelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Nolagh, Co. Cavan