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School: Dún Béicín (roll number 14822)

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Dún mBéicín, Co. Shligigh
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Máire Nic Giolla Geanainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0167, Page 0729

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  1. The Local Forge (continued)

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    so that any sized horse can go in to the forge. There is one fire place in the forge and it is blown by a bellows. There are no bellows made locally. These are the implements the smith uses. The anvil the sledge, the hammer, the pinchors, the punch, the cutters, the rasp, the buffer, the vice, the screw-plate Every smith shoes horses and asses. The scuffel is the only farm impliment smiths make now a days.
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
          1. gaibhneacht (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Dunleavy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dún Abhla, Co. Shligigh