School: Scoil Naomh Eoin, Bréachmhuigh (roll number 13781)

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1. The Blacksmith and the Forge (continued)

   

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   them he puts a big bar of iron in the fire and when it is well burned the blacksmith gets his hammer and he puts the iron up on his anvil and he strikes it with his hammer and he bends it when it is red hot it is easy to bend and then he makes it in to anthing he wants to make that is mostly the ways he makes horses shoes he puts them on horses hoofs the ways he puts it on he pairs the horses hoofs first and

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. smithing (~2,389)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bríd Ní Chonaire

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Breaghwy, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Seosamh Ó Conaire

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cloonaghmore, Co. Mayo