School: Drumbaniffe, Crusheen
- Location:
- Drumbonniv, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Máire Ní Lionnáin
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- 28th March, 1938The Local ForgeIn this district there is only one forge, but not many years ago there were a good many forges in it. The smith in this district is Mr John Vaughan. His forge is built on the side of the road, which is about two miles West of Tulla.This forge is a low building with a slated roof and a very wide door. Inside the forge are the bellows, anvil and all the implements a smith uses at his work. The bellows is made of bazil and timber. The implements that the smith uses are hammers, wrenches, a vice, handbrake, rasps, punches, hand borer and shoeing knife.The smiths still shoe horses, but they never make ploughs. The smith never gets gifts from the people, as they always pay for their work. The smith shoes wheels in the open air. He places the tyre on the ground and builds a fire all round it. The tyre is left there until it is red hot and then it is taken out of the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bernard Mc Inerney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonalough, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Mc Inerney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloonalough, Co. Clare
