DOI: 10.7925/drs1.duchas_5009138
title: Forgney, Ballymahon

description: A collection of folklore and local history stories from Forgney, Ballymahon (school) (Forgney, Co. Longford), collected as part of the Schools' Folklore Scheme, 1937-1938 under the supervision of teacher Mrs B. Higgins.
description: Religious - Holy Well of Forgney, Ballymahon / Higgins, B. -- Social - Boxty Bread / Toole, B. -- Flummery / Finnegan, Irene -- Rasp Dumplings / Toole, B. -- Boxty Pancakes / Toole, B. -- Sowens / Toole, B. -- Oaten Bread / Higgins, B. -- Potato Cake -- Scoilteen / Higgins, B. -- Nettles / Higgins, B. -- Turnip Juice / Higgins, B. -- Erysipelas / Higgins, B. -- Folk Cures and Charms / Toole, James -- Superstitions -- Archaeological - Wake and Funeral Customs / Higgins, B. -- Marriage Customs / Higgins, B. -- Jack-Stones / Higgins, B. -- Banshee / Toole, Brigid -- Banshee / Cormac, John Joe -- Banshee / Keegan, Joseph -- Fairies / Higgins, B. -- Spirits / Keegan, Joseph -- Spirits / Finnegan, Irene -- Spirits / Simons, Mary -- Spirits / Toole, James O' -- Folk Tale -- Ghost Story / Toole, Brigid -- Ghost Story / Toole, Brigid -- Ghost Stories / Toole, Brigid -- Bird-Lore / Finnegan, Irene -- Festival Customs / Higgins, B. -- St John's Eve / Higgins, B. -- Twelfth Night / Higgins, B. -- New Year's Eve / Higgins, B. -- Fashions of Former Days / Leavy, Katie -- Fashions / Finnegan, Irene -- Fashions / Finnegan, Irene -- Linguistic / Higgins, B. -- Old Game - Heehum Come Meehum / Finnegan, Irene B. -- Another Game / Finnegan, Irene B. -- Riddles / Finnegan, Irene B. -- Forgney River / Keegan, Joseph -- Catching Fish / Keegan, Joseph -- Bird Cribs / Keegan, Joseph -- Hatching Eggs / Loughlin, Frances Mc -- Old Crafts - Noggins / Maoloney, John -- Old Crafts - Lime-Kilns / Toole, Bridget -- Riddles / Flattery, Thomas -- Old Prayers - On Retiring to Rest / Finnegan, Irene -- Old Prayers / Loughlin, Frances Mc -- Riddles / Finnegan, Irene B. -- Games Played at Wakes - Slap and Guess / Mullen, Michael -- Fireside Game - Who'll Buy Briny? / Mullen, Michael -- Games Played at Wakes - Harrow / Maloney, J. -- Games Played at Wakes - Harrow / Cormack, John Joe Mc -- Linguistic / Higgins, B. -- Linguistic / Higgins, B. -- Old Story - The Three Questions / Flattery, Kathleen -- Historic / Higgins, B. -- Churning / Loughlin, Frances Mc -- Snaring Fish / Cormack, John Joe -- Dip Candles / Loughlin, Frances Mc -- Game - Tip-Cat / Donald, James Mc -- Clothes Made Locally / Higgins, B. -- Cures / Finnegan, Irene B. -- Sculling Cattle / Finn, John -- Bone-Setting / Maloney, John -- Forts / Maloney, John -- Potatoes in Drills / Keegan, Joseph -- Forts / Finnegan, Irene -- Potatoes Sown in Drills / Leavy, Kathleen -- Mass Rock / Finnegan, Irene B. -- Another Cure / Finnegan, Irene B. -- Calls for Various Kinds of Animals and Birds / Loughlin, Frances Mc -- Thatching / Loughlin, Frances Mc -- Sowing Potatoes in Ridges / Maloney, John -- Landlords / Toole, Brigid O' -- Oliver Goldsmith / Donald, James Mc -- Lake of Ballymore -- Sunday's Well Hill / Finn, John -- Old Rhyme -- Riddles / Mullen, Michael -- Fairy Stories / Finnegan, Irene -- It was believed until quite recent times, that certain people had the 'Evil Eye'... / Finnegan, Irene -- Nicknames -- Evil Spirits / Finnegan, Irene -- Ghost Story / Higgins, B. -- Taking Butter / Higgins, B. -- Danes' Pipes / Finn, John -- Danes' Pipes / Mullen, Michael -- A magic cat guards a pot of gold buried under a rock on the hill of Clonkeen... / Finn, John
description: Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.