1. dúchas.ie
  2. The Schools' Collection
  3. Killenaule (C.)

School: Killenaule (C.)

Location:
Killenaule, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Mary A. Mc Nally
Browse
Mode:
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0564, Page 225

Archival Reference

The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0564, Page 225

Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.

See copyright details.

Download

Open data

Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

  1. XML School: Killenaule (C.)
  2. XML Page 225
  3. XML “Local Forges”

Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.

On this page

  1. Local Forges (continued)

    Share Share Post
    (continued from previous page)
    "Local Forges"
    There are five local forges in this parish. The smiths are - Edmond Fogarty, Edmond Jenkins, Michael Perry, Edmond Brophy, and bill Fogarty. Edmond Fogarty and Bill Fogarty are brothers.
    Their father was a blacksmith for many years. Edmond Fogarty's forge is situated in Pike Street. He always keeps a cement trough inside filled with water. The forge has a felt roof. Edmond "Jinks's" forge is situated in River Street. It is very near a river. The forge has a felt roof. Michael Perry's forge is situated near a cross-road and also near a river. It is a newly repaired forge. His father and brother are blacksmiths too.
    Ned Brophy's forge is situated at St. John's town cross. Bill Fogarty's forge is situated in Laffansbridge. The blacksmith binds wheels outside the forge. The forgewater is said to cure chilblains. If the smoke does not go out the chimney and if the sparks are
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killenaule, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mr Edmond Fogarty-Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Killenaule, Co. Tipperary