St Marys Catholic School

A Memory of Knockentiber.

Hi, my name is Elizabeth McKibbin, my maiden name was Brannan. My father James Brannan was born in Knockentiber at number 21 Greenhill Terrace. My father married and moved to Mauchline where we stayed for 7 years. When my grandmother died in 1964 our family moved to Knockentiber to look after my grandfather, Peter Brannan. This is when I started going to St Marys school - it was a small school of only 28 pupils and two school teachers, a husband and wife Mr and Mrs Bennett. I started in primary 4 and there were four in my class, Ann Muir, Eamon Kelly, Robert Mckibbin and myself. The school closed soon after and we were relocated to Mount Carmel in Onthank. I have very happy memories of St Marys, albeit a short time there, but it was very special. We would to go across to the hill in the field across the road on sunny days and read, and we could go home for lunch. It was such a happy time, sadly I have no photographs, so if anyone could help with a photo I would be most grateful. The lovely little school is now a builders yard which has been built up at the front of the building so you can no longer see the school. I would like to add I married Robert Mckibbin - we have been married for 34 years. We emigrated to Brisbane in Australia in 1987 and have two children, Elaine, 29yrs and Brendan, 27yrs. I would dearly love to hear from anyone who has memories of St Marys, a photo would be wonderful.

Yours in anticipation, Elizabeth Mckibbin.

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