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food-drink · Wednesday 15 July 2026 · Various (morning, afternoon, evening) 
Cookery Classes at Fiona Egan Cloughan Farm & Cookery School
At Cloughan Farm & Cookery School · Cloughan, Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford
At Cloughan Farm & Cookery School · Cloughan, Abbeyshrule, Co. Longford
A cookery class at Cloughan Farm is as much about the farm as the food. Fiona Egan and her husband Michael run this working farm outside Abbeyshrule, and visitors spend the day - or evening - cooking seasonal food in a proper farmhouse kitchen, then eating what they made together around the table. It suits anyone who wants to come away with real skills and good recipes, whether that is a solo day out, a group of friends, or a family with children in tow. Classes are available for kids and adults, and the school also takes school groups, corporate visits, and special occasions.
Classes start with freshly baked scones and tea or coffee, and everyone gets printed recipe sheets to take home. The menu centres on what is in season and what the farm produces: hand-reared meat, homegrown vegetables from the kitchen gardens, eggs from the hens, and fruit from the orchards. Past sessions have covered beef and Guinness stew with brown bread, summer berry meringue roulade, pavlova, cheese and chive scones, and traditional Irish bakes. Hands-on classes (morning, half-day, or full day) mean you are at the worktop throughout; demo and dine evenings see Fiona cook while you watch, ask questions, and then sit down to eat. Either way the atmosphere is warm and unhurried rather than formal.
The farm walk is a real part of the day. Guests meet the Dexter cattle, feed lambs, and see the kitchen garden and orchard that supply the kitchen. If you are lucky with the timing, there may be newborn animals around. It is the kind of detail that makes the farm-to-table idea concrete rather than just a label on a menu.
Prices start from EUR 65 per person, with options across evening classes (6pm - 9:30pm), half days (10am - 2pm, light lunch included), and full days (10am - 4pm, morning tea and lunch included).
Abbeyshrule sits in the flat midland farmland of County Longford, roughly 15km south-east of Longford town. By road, follow the N4 towards Longford and take the R392 south towards Ballymahon, then local roads into Abbeyshrule - the journey from Dublin takes around 90 minutes. The area is rural and best reached by car; parking at the farm is straightforward. Bus Eireann serves Longford town from Dublin, but onward travel to Abbeyshrule would require a taxi or prearranged lift.
The village itself is quiet and pretty, set on the Royal Canal - worth a short walk along the towpath before or after your class. There is more to see in Abbeyshrule and across Co. Longford.
Heading to Cloughan Farm & Cookery School in Abbeyshrule? Longford has plenty more to see. Read the Abbeyshrule area guide, find what else is on, and explore the towns and villages nearby.