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Shoeing Stone

In the days of oxcarts with wooden wheels, blacksmiths made iron rings and mounted them on the outside of cartwheels, which made them much more durable.. This was called shoeing the wheel. The Iron ring was called the Tyre. At our B&B in Doolin, the owner's husband was a Blacksmith. They took on the B&B after he retired from smithing. He had his shoeing stone placed in their driveway wall to commemorate his trade and heritage. He received this stone from his father, who received it from HIS father. This retired blacksmith died just last year. His widow thinks of him every time she looks at the stone.

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In the days of oxcarts with wooden wheels, blacksmiths made iron rings and mounted them on the outside of cartwheels, which made them much more durable.. This was called shoeing the wheel. The Iron ring was called the Tyre. At our B&B in Doolin, the owner's husband was a Blacksmith. They took on the B&B after he retired from smithing. He had his shoeing stone placed in their driveway wall to commemorate his trade and heritage. He received this stone from his father, who received it from HIS father. This retired blacksmith died just last year. His widow thinks of him every time she looks at the stone.
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