Archive (8 life histories found)

I went to St Columban's Primary School in Glenview Street. My first teacher was Miss Margaret McCaughan from Ballycastle. She was a lovely lady and very kind to us. We were fifty six children in the class, as a lot of children had been born in the…

A picture of Rosemary McCloskey in her office in United College Bulawayo

A picture of Rosemary McCloskey with her pupils in Mercy Primary School

A picture of the teacher training college which Rosemary attended

I joined a religious congregation when I was 17 and my life conformed to its rules and regulations until I changed direction 16 years later. During that time, apart from when I was at university, my main occupation was teaching at second level. I…

After I got out of hospital I went to school in St Francis Xavier National School in Dorset Street. This was a feeder school for both St Canices and O'Connell's Primary boys Schools located in North Circular Road. The teacher's name there was Mrs…

Mrs Dignam, a teacher in Harry Browne's primary school, lived in this house next door to the school

The first school I attended was Malone P.E. School,Balmoral Avenue,Belfast. I also attended Moybane School,Letterbreen and the Model School,Enniskillen and the Enniskillen Collegaate School.I walked,cycled and took the bus to school.My teachers…