In No particular order and souces will be listed in a separate mail. Reverend John-Moore Robinson born 1886 died 1921 Was the hard working Rector of Castlemacadam and the Connary Union He was instrumental in the fund raising and Building of St Batholomew's Connary And the Connary Hall and School, in 2005 St Batholomew's has had another face lift. John Robinson's wife was named Clara and the gates to the "Hartin Hall" built on the location of he old Stables are named Clara Gate a memorial to her life. It has been said that Percy Ffrench ( the renowned Irish poet )was married In St Batholomew's Connary in 1890's but this is not true as it was only a chapel of Ease and to be married in this church it had to be by special Licence up until 1996, when permission was granted for a marriage registers. But they did honeymoon at Castle Howard the residence of Colonel Howard Brooke, and the brides Aunt was the Dowager Countess Annesley. Teachers at Carysfort National school in 1974 Were Mrs Macdonald, Miss Corrigan went on to become Principal of Nun's Cross Killiskey Mr Richard Codd moved on to become Principal of Tullow National School Mrs Kingston went on to become Reverend Shirley Kingston And in 1974 Mrs Marshall was Principal Mrs Lowry was to be one of the last teachers at Connary, and Alex Evans (female) from Ballyrogan Co Wicklow was to be the last teacher. Mrs Lowrys husband Mr A Lowry used to carry children to the Connary school in his Hackney -car His brother Jim Lowry worked at the Avoca Handweavers. Children who had attended the Connary school, were Digby Johnson, Eva Lowry, Billy Hollingsworth, Jennie Bradshaw, Hannah Williams, Hannah Woolmington, Nellie Williams, Bill Woolmington, Dick Bradshaw, Dough Sheane, Nan Tuke, George Tuke, Ethel Sheane, Susie Bradshaw, Bertie Bradshaw, John Bradshaw, Sam Wiliams and of course many more. The teacher then being Miss Helen Davis or its variables of Davie and Davies. In 1915 Mrs Gee had been employed at the Connary school from 1907 ©Cara_Links Researching Co.Wicklow,Wexford. A headstone or two, a dusting of elsewhere A friend is one who accepts your past, loves you as you are, and believes in all of your tomorrow's. ***Please remind me if I have not done that job for you, my intentions are always good, but sometimes time runs out on me, so I leave it up to you to remind me.