Carrowmore School reunion

Carrowmore National School has announced a revised date for their past pupil’s reunion this summer.

Saturday 13th August 2016 will see the doors open in Carrowmore School if only for a short while. The past pupil’s reunion is planned for the picturesque stone School House that lies at the foot of Knocknashee in South Sligo.

Carrowmore School was opened in 1834 and before it closed in 1973 was the oldest National School building in the country still in operation. Since that time, the school has remained idle apart from a refurbishment by Mullinabreena Parish a number of years ago when it also it became a miniature school museum and visitors centre for a short period.

The reunion experience will involve a tour of the old school itself, meeting the teachers, viewing exhibits, a browse through the old roll books and of course, the customary school lunch!

Later in the evening there will be a further get- together at the Mountain Inn, Coolaney, in the company of some of the more musical pupils who attended the school over the years.

If any past pupils have any old photographs from their time in the school, the organising committee would like to get copies for the purpose of exhibition and possible publication.

Those who would like to attend can get in contact by email: carrowmorens@ gmail. com or phone 087 286 1771.