Carrickmannon Primary School Bicentenary

Pre-dating the National School System by six years, Carrickmannon PS, located on the outskirts of Ballygowan, was established with a grant of £22 from the Kildare Place Society to educate the poor. The school was originally housed in a one-room, thatched roof, schoolhouse.

Two hundred years later, the school is still going strong, delivering quality education to local families and in 2017, was the first school in Northern Ireland to be awarded the Space Education Quality Mark. Having served the community for 200 years, this exhibition will record the stories and memories of past pupils and teachers over many generations.