schools in the Braid?

[Cell]

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

[RosemaryJoan]

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

[scotmum]

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.

[aghadowey]

PRONI's e-catalogue is online and any school records (registers, ED1 forms, etc.) will be listed- www.proni.gov.uk

[Cell]

Hi,
thank you for all your  above replies and help.

Very kind regards. It is very much appreciated

[hazyfor2]

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.

[BellA85]

The school has recently been renovated by a local for a dwelling house. It was still standing. By a McNeill

[Cell]

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

[hazyfor2]

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.