Brother Kent
Dec 24th, 2009 | By Bock | Category: EducationI’ve been approached by some former Christian Brothers pupils who would like to renew their acquaintance with a certain Brother Kent.
This Christian Brother, it seems, made a deep impression on them as children, and now that they’re grown men, they’d like to meet up with him and re-establish a relationship as equals.
It seems Brother Kent has returned to Limerick after a long absence, so if you happen to know of his location, or anything about him, please leave a comment. Who knows — maybe you too have abiding memories of your time with him.
If you’re shy about commenting, for whatever reason, you can always send an email to this special address: brotherkent@bocktherobber.com.
It’s not completely beyond the bounds of possibility that Brother Kent himself is reading this in which case, of course, he can make contact directly.
I’m sure he’d love to meet these former pupils now that they’re not children anymore, and I know that they would dearly love to meet him and talk over old times.
Would B Kent have had any links to St. John the Baptist primary school in Garryowen Bock? When i was there in the late 60’s early 70’s there was a Kent who took over the headmasters position. I was told a few yrs ago how he used to endear himself to his students.
a lot of children who attended st.john the Baptist.in garryowen will remember Bother kent ,in fact a lot of us have been living with the effects of this association all our lives,yes brother kent the next time you decide to drop in on us we wont be so intimidated by you……..im referring to the said gentleman approaching me in a shop in limerick and trying to close me down as a person as he did when i was in school as a small helpless child all those years ago ,seems he cant keep away. .he was visiting limerick a few short weeks ago,
Paulo — I gather he was the same man. It seems the students loved him dearly.
There is a lot to be said for the lost art of lynching!
Is the patient wait about to prove fruitful?
I remember that man very well. Very well indeed.
He used to love the competition with another brother who’s name escapes me right now but I’m sure someone will remember it. They were both moved on around the same time to other schools.
I would like to meet Br Guthrie of (CBS Sexton St, Primary)
I saw Guthrie in action. An animal. I understand he left and got married, He was fairly high up in the GAA at one stage.
Is this the same Pat Guthrie who set up Cumann na mBunscol?
Dont know Bock. Possibly. He was big into hurling and attacking children.
Some pupils took action against the brothers in st john the baptist. The DPP thought he knew better and dropped the cases,not enough evidence…..maybe he should look at the damage left in peoples lives. I’m sure he would see the emotional battlefield these kids had to endure every day of their lives and the ripple effect it had on their families and still does.
The Bro Guthrie I knew was never known as Bro. Brock and when I attended CBS, Sexton Street, between 1968 and 1974 he was working there. He became headmaster around 1972 and was indeed involved in setting up Cumann na MBunscoil. I reported him for his horrible monstrous assault on me when I was 8 to the Minister for Education in 1972/3 and around 2 years later he left the brothers and I am told got married and had a family.
I was never involved in any legal action against him. I have had disastrous affects on my adult life from what he did to me especially in regard to any authority figure in my life since which has resulted in me losing job after job to the point where I am now long term unemployed.
However I do forgive him for the horrors he forced me to endure and wish him all the best and indeed I wish his family all the best too. I say this because I do not know whether he is alive or dead now and to continue hating him would only do me harm and not have any affect on him.
It is good however to be able to express this as I have never had the chance before.