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...
by Irish Beo Author | Feb 17, 2009 | Stories from the old Schoolhouse
Stories from the old Schoolhouse In this episode Mary Potter answers questions from pupils of Corgary National School about her days there and talks of the emphasis placed on neat writing, schoolyard games, the subjects taught and the infamous Sally Rod...
by Irish Beo Author | Feb 17, 2009 | Stories from the old Schoolhouse
Stories from the old Schoolhouse In this episode local man Dinny Noone talks to pupils of Corgary National School of his own time at the school in the mid-1940s, his unhappy memories of his days in this learning institution and the support provided to...
