School: Forgney, Ballymahon (roll number 860)
- Location:
- Forgney, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Mrs B. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 469
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- The family name most common in this district is "Lee". After this come Keegan, and Conlon and Ward.
To distinguish the different members, nick names are used. The following are some of them:
The Dug, The Fng, The Ladder (brothers)
The Man, The Young Man (son of "The Man")
The Crab, The Shark, Nanty (Anne)
Mareneen (Mary) Christmas, The Band,
Floody, Class The Row, The Bunsack,
Dirty Fist, The Clag, Butsie,, The Razor.
