School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: (name not given)
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- (continued from previous page)with a window at each side of it. There is only one fireplace, that being built of stones. The bellows is made of timber and leather, with a long handle coming out over the fireplace, for the purpose of working it.
The local smith shoes horses and asses. In Summer this work is done on the roadside, beneath the shade of a sally tree. A great many farm implements are also made at the forge, such as iron gates, harrows and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Comerford
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garranstan, Co. Kilkenny
- Informant
- Philip Comerford
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Garranstan, Co. Kilkenny
