tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109033.post8764141128595497081..comments2024-03-24T08:26:00.732+00:00Comments on photopol: Clip clopPólóhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08661092894104384856noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109033.post-83925574456796835072011-06-11T20:32:43.375+01:002011-06-11T20:32:43.375+01:00You could be right - and perhaps it'll make li...You could be right - and perhaps it'll make life a little easier for horses. They won't be killed as soon as they're surplus to racing requirements http://wp.me/pDjed-LYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109033.post-13095182592565071062011-06-06T16:14:18.564+01:002011-06-06T16:14:18.564+01:00@me
"Thankfully, since the late 1970s there ...@me<br /><br />"Thankfully, since the late 1970s there has been a resurgence of blacksmithing in Ireland. Certain groups and societies were formed with the intention of keeping blacksmithing traditions alive and open to new practitioners.<br /><br />Today in Ireland, there is a distinct divide between contemporary farriers and their work with horses, and blacksmiths, who produce wrought iron work using traditional methods. The Irish Master Farriers Association has contemporary Irish farriers’ interests to heart, whereas the Irish Artist Blacksmiths Association caters to the needs and interests of the Irish blacksmithing community."<br /><br />More <a href="http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/history-heritage/traditional-crafts/traditional-crafts-of-ire/metal/blacksmithing/" rel="nofollow">here</a><br /><br />The future is now.<br /><br><br>Pólóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661092894104384856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109033.post-35712656350459732642011-06-06T16:04:55.714+01:002011-06-06T16:04:55.714+01:00@Donal
True for ya.
"Follow the horse"...@Donal<br /><br />True for ya.<br /><br />"Follow the horse", as my granny used to say, "and don't forget your bucket and spade".Pólóhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08661092894104384856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19109033.post-5875789879158135562011-06-06T13:08:42.519+01:002011-06-06T13:08:42.519+01:00"in modern times the smithy is alas no more.&..."in modern times the smithy is alas no more." <br /><br />I challenge this. Find the remaining smithies/farriers etc in Dublin. <br /><br />There are horses...Donalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13772533723547791668noreply@blogger.com