Archive (11 life histories found)

As children we all attended Lislea Primary school which was situated about two miles from our house, on the Ballyards road. The quickest way to get there was by taking a shortcut through a nearby farm, Nicholsons, which had an existing lane from the…

As youngsters, our main playing area was the street. The top of the lamp post was where we attached a rope to swing round it and the young girls loved it. The lamp post also acted as a wicket when we played cricket, whilst the middle of the street…

I went to a very small Primary School at Baripada, Dist. Mayerbhang, Orissa, India. There was no school uniform then. It was a big long classroom with desks and a big blackboard, chalks and duster. We had only one teacher for one class who was…

School in Strabane was the Convent (5-6 years old) and Barrack Street Boys' Primary (7-14 years old). In Northern Ireland you had to pass the '11 plus' in order to access 2nd level (St Columb's in Derry). The standard of education in Barrack St…