School: Cill Díoma (B.) (roll number 6516)
- Location:
- Cill Díoma, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Scealláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0504, Page 116
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- (continued from previous page)situated in the village of Kildimo.There are two of these forges unused now-a days. Once upon a time there was a very heavy anvil in the forge in Bolane and a lot of people used be trying to lift it. One night John Purcell of the townland of Knockroe came in to the forge and there was a crowd of people there, each of them in their turn trying to lift it.When he saw them he went out again and brought in a lot of heavy stones. He put them on top of the anvil and threw it out a window in the forge with the stones.Every smith can banish rats with a red iron and horse hoof. If the smith puts a red iron to the hoof of a horse a terrible smell will come from it. If the rats find that smell they will run form it.If there is a hole in the roof of a smith's house and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- William O Shea
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Baile Mhoirín, Co. Luimnigh
- Informant
- John Hayes
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Cill Díoma, Co. Luimnigh
