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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Antrim => Topic started by: Cell on Saturday 12 March 11 11:53 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
I hope can someone help me . What is the name of the' *national school ' what townland does it fall in to - is it knockcochran,bogstown, or loughconnelly( os 1900) ( *in-between lon 6' 9', lat 54'55') - is it still there today? ( I have an os 1900 map and it just say's national school and the borders are not precise . I just can't see or work out what townland this National school fell into) What name do I search for in records of the archives for this school ?
There were two schools eitherside of my grandmothers home in Loughconnelly, both the same near enough distance away from her home (the other one is Tamybuck school )- I can't seem to find into today's terms to search for the above *national school in the archives to see if any records survive
Hope that makes sense
Kind regards
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According 60 Felix McKillop's book on The Braid the school in the Townland of Loughconnelly was established in 1816 and closed in 1959. So, I would say it was called 'Loughconnelly School'.
RosemaryJoan
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If you contact Local Studies department at Ballymena, details at:
http://www.librariesni.org.uk/libraries/local-studies-service-neelb/
they may be able to help you further.
A number of local townland school records were held at the former location of the local studies department, albeit I do not know if they are at the new location or now at PRONI. Either way, certainly I would suggest it is well worth asking the Local Studies first.
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PRONI's e-catalogue is online and any school records (registers, ED1 forms, etc.) will be listed- www.proni.gov.uk
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Hi,
thank you for all your above replies and help.
Very kind regards. It is very much appreciated
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My mother went to school in Loughconnelly from around 1912. When I was a child in 1960 or so, we went back to see where the school was. I don't recall going into a building, so I imagine it no longer stood.
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The school has recently been renovated by a local for a dwelling house. It was still standing. By a McNeill
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My grandmother would have probably gone to school around the early 1920's ( she was born in 1916)
BellA85 are you researching McNeill's in the area?
My Grandmother's mother was Mary Elizabeth McNeill (married a Purdy from the same area),her Father was Andrew McNeill, a local farmer.
Hazyfor2 , my family probably would have knew yours , my grandmother was last but one youngest , her eldest siblings would have been in the school the same time as your mum ( their surname was Purdy) What is the family name of your mum?
Kind Regards
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My mother's name on the 1911 Census is given as Isabella Montford Robinson, known as Bella. However, since my original post I found that on Scotland's People the family were living in Broxburn at that time, when my mother was 3. I think that some time after that some members of the family moved back to Antrim. I remember my aunt talking about the Model school they went to.
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Since my original post I found on Scotland's People on the 1911 Census that the family were living in Broxburn near Edinburgh at that time, when my mother was 3. My mother's name on the 1911 Census is given as Isabella Montford Robinson, known as Bella. . I think that some time after that some members of the family moved back to Antrim. I remember my aunt talking about the Model school they went to.