School: Forgney, Ballymahon (roll number 860)
- Location:
- Forgney, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Mrs B. Higgins
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- XML “Scoilteen”
- XML “Nettles”
- XML “Turnip Juice”
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- (continued from previous page)or frying pan. When nicely crusted on the bottom, the farls were turned on the griddle. When done, the farls were split, buttered, and eaten hot, with milk or tea.
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- Collector
- B. Higgins
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- National teacher
- Three, "feeds of nettles", taken before March was out, cleaned the blood and toned up the system. The nettles should be young and tender. They were cleaned from the stems and cooked in boiling water & salt till tender.
- In case of sore throat, a turnip was sliced and placed on a dish. Sugar was sprinkled plentifully over(continues on next page)