Old Forges
18th June 1938
There is a Forge in the parish of Balla Barony of Carra Co. Mayo.
It is built with stones and roofed with slates. There is a double door and a window in the front of it. There is one fireplace in it. It is to the north of the forge. The forge is built at a cross roads. The smith burns coal to redden his iron. His name is William Kervill.
Once a month the smith makes a big fire for putting the tyres on cart wheels.
He makes staples bolts and horse-shoes, he also shoes horses and asses.
Sometimes gates are fixed and gates are made, and ploughs are repaired.
“INFORMANT: Tom Adams, Age 47, Prison North, Co. Mayo”
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