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Home | The Carnaun Centenary Book | Book | Chronicle | Education, Environment, Folklore, People, Religion “Take me back to the good old days To the days I went to school. The times were bad but we seldom were sad On the road to ‘Carnaun School’ “. Nora Varley (Killeen) said to me some months ago: “We had great times when we were going to school. We didn’t have a thing but we made our own fun”. Looking back and reminiscing, how true that was. Castle Ellen always had a vested interest in Carnaun School. What with the Rabbittes (three families), Varleys, Cunniffes, Mullins, Gills, Cahalans, Keatings, Hansberrys, Kennedys, Fordes, Fahys and Cusacks, we occupied about one third of the place. Throw in a few families from Cussane to whom we always felt close and we could have started our own school, but we were glad and proud to be part of the Carnaun tradition. We had no cars or tractors or bicycles in those days -shanks mare it was always for us. One pair of shoes or boots a year and after that we went barefoot. We had good fun along that mile and a half road. We met our friends at appointed times and places and left certain signs or warnings on the road in case of a mix up. I say friends because we sometimes had “enemies” also, due in large part to parents’ disagreements, fights, land trespassing and other such “codology”. We exchanged notes or homework, copied from one another and perhaps “looked at it for the first time”. Then down to more important matters-to waste a little time, (only sissies arrived in school early). That was called a little bit of hurling or football. No doubt we took the liberty of “trespassing” on some other persons field. A popular field belonged to one called “Stokey Joyce” (the origin of “Stokey” I know not, please inform me if anyone knows). He was not a very genial type by any means. We usually ran if we saw him coming. But there remains one unexplained mystery. Sometimes he invited and urged us on to play and then for some inexplicable reason went ahead of us and reported us to the Master. We knew there was no love lost between the two of them-so why? Coming home from school was sometimes reserved for the more belligerent side of our nature as if to give vent to the frustrations of the day. Family feuds were aired, fights were arranged between individuals and even between districts when Castle Ellen and Cussane took on the might of Castle Lambert. Sticks, stones and hurleys, as well as fists were the weapons employed. These always remained covert operations, much to our amazement and back in school next day everything seemed normal. We met some characters on our way to school. There was Jim Reilly, who lived and died on a straw bed in his forge. He rarely spoke to anyone and we were scared of him as if he had some extraordinary powers. There was the Cusacks next door – two brothers and a sister – weird, eccentric and antiquated, even for that time. They rarely displayed any humanity. Then there was John Feeney, a gentle soul who worked for the Council, keeping the roads clean. He was always ready and willing to have a chat with us making sure he had a shovel or brush in his hand at the sight of an oncoming car. Finally a tribute to the O’Regan family. My mother always said they didn’t teach with the rod. They were gentle. Tim and Babs O’Regan helped me greatly on the road I was later to follow. Nor can I forget Miss Kane – later Mrs. Fahy of Galway. Also Miss Monaghan and Miss Curran who became nuns afterwards. Some have sadly passed away. The others I hope to meet at the Centenary Celebrations. Sadly some of my school pals have also passed away. To them I wish eternal happiness. To the others – a happy Centenary. By Fr. Marty Rabbitt, Castle Ellen “Carnaun School, Athenry 1891 – 1991 – – Written by Marty Rabbitt Published here 05 Feb 2021 Page 001 of The Carnaun Centenary Book – – The Carnaun Centenary A compilation of short articles about the life and times at Carnaun National Sch… Here some recent records: Chronicle Sailing around in the Castle Ellen ContributeMany thanks to all our writers, researchers and contributors who have made this collation of writing a meaningful historical record. If you would like to add an article, news, thoughts, opinions, photos or anything else to the Athenry.org Library please contact our Editor, Finbarr O’Regan at: oreganathenry@gmail.com Contact
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Home | The Carnaun Centenary Book | Book | Chronicle | Education, Environment, Folklore, People D’Fhoghlaim na paistiían Ghaeilge ó scéalta go mór mhór scéalta faoi obair na feirme agus an nadúr. San Earrach bhíodh caint ar an dtreabhadh, an fuirseadh agus cur an tsíl leis an gcéachta agus an bracha agus cur an tsíl ón bpráiscín. Sa Samhradh bhíodh baint an fhéir agus baint na móna acu. San Fhomhair bhíodh ar an bhfeirmeoir na barrai a bhaint agus sa nGeimhreadh bhíodh air bia a thabhairt do ainmhithe na feirme. B’iad na scéalta céanna nach mór a bhí in úsáid sa scoil ó bhliain go bliain agus thaithin cuid acu níos mó leis na paistí ná na cinn eile. Thárla go raibh triúr gasúr ó Scoil Charnáin ag iarraidh “An Preparatory Scholarship” a fháil agus sa “Bish” i nGaillimh a bhi orthu an t-agallamh a dhéanamh. Beirt chigire ó Bhláth Cliath a bhi ann. “Cad tá an feirmeoir ag déanamh an t-am seo den bhliain?” an cheist a chuireadh ar an gcéad lad ón scoil seo. “Ag treabhadh agus ag fuirseadh ata sé anois” arsa an buachaill, “ach ní fada anois go mbeidh sé ar an bportach. Is maith leis dul ar an bportach. Eiríonn sé go moch ar maidin. Cuireann sé an t-asal faoin gcarr agus cuireann sé an barra rotha, an sléan agus an laí isteach ann. Suas ar an gcarr leis féin ansin agus ar aghaidh leis ar an bportach”. Ar ndóigh bhí cluas ag an g’keyhole’ ag an Máistir scoile amuigh agus is é a bhí sásta leis an gcéad scoláire. “Agallamh maith” ar seisean leis fein. “Céard faoin gcluiche mór an Domhach seo chaite?” an cheist a cuireadh ar an dara Carnánach. “Níl fhios agam tada faoi” arsa mo dhuine bocht “mar bhí orm dul ar an bportach le m’athair”. D’éirigh m’athair go moch ar maidin. Chuir sé an t-asal faoin gcarr. Chuir sé an barra rotha, an sleán agus an laí isteach ann. Suas ar an gcarr leis ansin agus ar aghaidh leis . . . . ” Agus ar aghaidh leis an scoléire leis an scéal go tapaidh agus nior thug sé seans ar bith do na cigirí aon cheist eile a chur go raibh an t-am caite. “Bhfuil aon sean-fhocal agat a bhuachaill”? arsa cigire nuair a tháinig a triú fear as Scoil Charnán isteach. “Mara bhfuil agat ach pocaide gabhair bí i lár an aonaigh leis” arsa an gasúr le brod. “Maith thú” arsa an cigire. “An raibh tú riamh ar an aonach?”. “Bhi go minic” arsa’n buachaill, “ach bhfearr liom bheith ar an bportach”. “Eirionn mé go moch ar maidin. Cuireann mé an t-asal faoin gcarr. . . . .”. “Is dócha go gcaitheann tú an barra rotha, an sleán agus an laí isteach ann” arsa cigire amháin le droch-mheas. “Bhi an-eolas ag na cigirí as Bláth Cliath ar an bportach” arsa mo dhuine leis an múinteoir nuair a thainig sé amach. “Cé’n faith nach mbeadh taréis an ath-chleachtadh a bhí acu?” arsa an muinteóir agus ba bheag nár bhris sé “cinc a mhuiníl” leis an sceilp a thug sé dhó. “Agus an oiread scéalta eile a mhún mé dóibh” ar seisean leis féin go brónach. – – Written by Finbarr O'Regan Published here 05 Feb 2021 Page 042 of The Carnaun Centenary Book – – The Carnaun Centenary A compilation of short articles about the life and times at Carnaun National Sch… Here some recent records: Chronicle Sir Roger Casement ContributeMany thanks to all our writers, researchers and contributors who have made this collation of writing a meaningful historical record. If you would like to add an article, news, thoughts, opinions, photos or anything else to the Athenry.org Library please contact our Editor, Finbarr O’Regan at: oreganathenry@gmail.com Contact