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The Knife Sharpener
Every couple of years this man would come to Loughrea, County Galway and set up shop on the footpath outside Molloy's Harp Bar on Main Street. He was an itinerant blade grinder, or knife sharpener.
Folks would get wind he was in town and quickly a queue would…
ContinueAdded by Brian Nolan on June 2, 2015 at 6:30am — 6 Comments
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