St. Brigid’s Primary School, Carnhill to celebrate 50th Anniversary

St. Brigid’s Primary School in Carnhill celebrates a milestone this year with the school marking its fifty years in existence!

And to mark the special occasion, school principal Ms. Mary McCallion and her staff have organised a number of events, notably a Celebration Mass, officiated by Bishop Donal McKeown on Wednesday, June 19 at 2pm at St. Brigid’s Church, Carnhill.

This will be followed by ‘A Trip Down Memory Lane’ in the school followed by refreshments and the Principal said she is hoping to see many ‘old faces’ and ‘not so old faces’ coming along to enjoy and have a catch-up.

A second event on Friday, June 21 will see a ‘Fun Day’ organised for the pupils to mark the occasion and again it’s hoped many familiar faces will take time out to come along and enjoy the day’s proceedings. There will be a fairground atmosphere with inflatables, tombola, face-painting, music, BBQ, ice dream, tuck shop, disco and much more.

Speaking on the announcement this week, Principal Ms McCallion said it was important to mark a milestone in the school’s history.

"I, the board of governors and staff look forward to seeing as many former pupils, retired staff and indeed, anyone who had any connection with the school, joining us on Wednesday 19 June to celebrate with Bishop Donal McKeown and Fr. Sean O'Donnell PP in St. Brigid’s Church, Carnhill.

"This will be followed by a trip around the school where we have many photos adorning the walls and I’m sure there will be a lot of reminiscing as these go right back to when the school opened. We look forward to seeing you all there!

Anyone looking to help out or assist financially in the 50^th celebrations is asked to contact the school on 02871 351929 or email mmccallion607@c2kni.net