School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- (continued from previous page)situated near Kells cross road.
It has a slate-roof, and the door is the shape of an arch. There is only one big fire-place within.
The implements which are used in forges are anvils, bellows, rasps, pincers, hammers, tongs.
James Mac Bride shoes, horses, donkeys, and ponies. No cattle are shod nowadays. This smith makes farm implements such as harrows, grubbers, and iron-gates.
The part of the forge work which is usually done in the open air is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire de Paor
- Other names
- Máire de Paor
- Mary Power
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An tAgard, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- John Marnell
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 83
- Address
- Dún Iomagáin, Co. Chill Chainnigh
