by Irish Beo Author | Dec 2, 2009 | Stories - Rural Life
In this episode children from Creggs National School interview Harry Delaney as he reminisces about the spirit of sharing that was part of rural Galway during the 1930s, socialising at the local dance halls, market days, the absence of crime and of cars, and...
by Irish Beo Author | Dec 2, 2009 | Stories from the old Schoolhouse
Stories from the old Schoolhouse In this episode Mary is interviewed by her granddaughter Emer about her time at St. Joseph’s National School Carrabane during the 1940s when discipline was harsh and punishment and humiliation were part of the fabric of...
by Irish Beo Author | Dec 2, 2009 | Stories from the old Schoolhouse
Stories from the old Schoolhouse In the second part of her interview Mary continues to regale her granddaughter Emer with stories from her days at St. Joseph’s National School Carrabane, from receiving a ragdoll one Christmas to being beaten with a stick in the...
by Irish Beo Author | Dec 2, 2009 | Stories from the old Schoolhouse
Stories from the old Schoolhouse In his interview with his grand niece, Lennie Connaughton takes an often humourous look back at the tough regime that was St. Joseph’s National School Carrabane during the 1940s with fond memories of air being let out of...
by Irish Beo Author | Feb 20, 2009 | Stories from the old Schoolhouse
Stories from the old Schoolhouse In this episode former principal Paddy Finnegan reminisces about his days at Corgary National School with tales of winter mice, fetching the daily drinking water from the bog, goats in the classroom and the incident of...
