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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0591, Page 062

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0591, Page 062

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  1. Forges (continued)

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    welcome for all who drop in and it is very seldom that it is not full up. Every man and boy who happens to pass the way drop in for a chat and a good yarn. It is very unlucky to steal anything out of a forge and it is also unlucky to put a beast into it at night. There is a cure for warts in the water that is kept in a forge. The implements that are used in the forge are a sledge, pincers, hammer, rasp and tongs.
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  2. Tailors

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    There are four tailors in this parish, they are :- Mr. John Liddy, Mr. John Moloney, Mr. Joseph Leonard and Mr. James Sammon. Long ago the tailors used to go from house to house and sometimes they used to stay in a country house for about a week making clothes for all the household. Each year the people used to make frieze and flannel
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    Topics
    1. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Guilfoyle
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Guilfoyle
    Gender
    Male