Nostalgic memories of Fornethy Residential School's local history

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Bad Memories

I went to forneathy in the eighties I remember light out at night not been able to chat I remember getting caught talking they put me in the library to face fire place which they told us that the two ladie that Owen the house had died and were buried in the fire place . Also during meals you weren't allowed to talk I did one day I remember we had visitors after visitors left I was lifted up agains a ...see more

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Added 28 August 2017

Nightmare

I had the worst experience in my life there ... it was to me like a concentration camp ... they took our candy from us that our parents sent to us ... we couldn't go to the bathroom after a certain time at night ... I had the worst runs one night I and I was caught in the halls of the school - they told me to stand with my face to the wall for it seemed hours in the dark by myself... I must have been ...see more