holy family - Page 12

jelly baby · 27-04-2008, 14:24

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Originally Posted by motherhubbard

I went to St Oswalds '59 and then on to Paddock, left in '69

Holy Family was still at St Oswalds when I started, there was a wall and a metal gate separating the big school from the little school. Not long after I started they moved to the new school.
Teachers I remember at St Oswalds Miss birch my very first teacher. Miss Gardiner Head teacher.
every Friday we were marched to Sacred Heart church for benediction. Every Monday Father Stack ( I Think ) would come and grill us if we had been to church on the Sunday.
At Paddock the houses were
Augustine, Moore, Campion and Fisher Head teacher Sister Mary Magdalene
Rhyddings always took the mickey out of us due to the uniform.
the dog biscuit factory used to stink in the summer
Looking back they were happy days

I was at St Oswalds from 1961, and Paddock from 1967, I was an 'x'. Miss Birch was my first teacher too. She was a holy terror, if ever a woman should not have been around small children this was her. My mother once went to see her and gave her hell after she told my brother that God didn't love him 'cos he was naughty. After she retired she lived in the Spring Hill area, and was a friend of my aunt (who agreed with me about the small children!!) Miss Gardener was a great headteacher. I remember walking to Sacred Heart on a Friday for Benediction, and also the interrogation by Father Stack on a Monday. Do you remember Father Houlahan? He used to play football on Lower Antley St with the lads that lived nearby, he was a lovely man. I believe that he was at a parish in Manchester about 5 years ago. I wonder if he's still alive.

You are right about Stirling Dog Foods, it smelled foul winter and summer. We used to go in the public loo's on the end of Moscow Mill St for a crafty ciggie at dinner times, also to the stream down the side of the school.
Happy days.

steve · 16-05-2008, 07:05

Holy terror! never heard her called that before, but can remember lots of other unprintable ones.

Crabby · 19-05-2008, 16:27

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Originally Posted by jelly baby

I was at St Oswalds from 1961, and Paddock from 1967, I was an 'x'. Miss Birch was my first teacher too. She was a holy terror, if ever a woman should not have been around small children this was her. My mother once went to see her and gave her hell after she told my brother that God didn't love him 'cos he was naughty. After she retired she lived in the Spring Hill area, and was a friend of my aunt (who agreed with me about the small children!!) Miss Gardener was a great headteacher. I remember walking to Sacred Heart on a Friday for Benediction, and also the interrogation by Father Stack on a Monday. Do you remember Father Houlahan? He used to play football on Lower Antley St with the lads that lived nearby, he was a lovely man. I believe that he was at a parish in Manchester about 5 years ago. I wonder if he's still alive.

You are right about Stirling Dog Foods, it smelled foul winter and summer. We used to go in the public loo's on the end of Moscow Mill St for a crafty ciggie at dinner times, also to the stream down the side of the school.
Happy days.

I was at Sacred Hart late 60 remember Father Houlahan but not Stacks The one to dread then was Father Dwyer

steve · 21-05-2008, 07:07

Later to become Dean Stacks

mez · 21-05-2008, 22:32

does anyone remember FATHER. Rimmer, i had a few run ins with him.

BERNADETTE · 21-05-2008, 22:38

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Originally Posted by mez

does anyone remember FATHER. Rimmer, i had a few run ins with him.

I remember him he was a bit scary

But Dean Stack was a softie under all that bluff, his bark was worse than his bite

mez · 21-05-2008, 22:40

yea dean stack was a pussycat compared to him .....

cashman · 22-05-2008, 13:51

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Originally Posted by mez

does anyone remember FATHER. Rimmer, i had a few run ins with him.

knew him well, was at St.Josephs with Father Henderson in the early 70s, ask me at the meet mez if ya remember, got a funny tale about him, top geezer in my book.

Alan Gilmartin · 24-05-2008, 00:47

Did'nt know you were RC, Mr C.

cashman · 24-05-2008, 00:51

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

Did'nt know you were RC, Mr C.

ya do now Al was married in st Josephs by Father Rimmer.

BERNADETTE · 24-05-2008, 01:39

Anybody remember Fr. Houlahan(might be spelt wrong)? He was a lovely man, used to come and give Dad communion at home because he couldn't get to church. Of all the priests I can remember he must be my favourite.

steve · 01-07-2008, 19:07

I remember them all being a ex alterboy at st heart in the late 60s.

Alan Gilmartin · 24-07-2008, 07:41

My brother sent me a clipping from the Observer, of the latest Holy Family reunion, can any one identify the people on there, I can still recognise Katie Boyle the girls PE teacher and Terry Neville, & Dennis Cassidy , is Franny Franks on there as well. but none of the others.

mez · 24-07-2008, 08:02

Fr Houlahan was my favorite too he was very fair & at least he listened to you .........not like Fr Rimmer !!!

jaysay · 24-07-2008, 10:15

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

My brother sent me a clipping from the Observer, of the latest Holy Family reunion, can any one identify the people on there, I can still recognise Katie Boyle the girls PE teacher and Terry Neville, & Dennis Cassidy , is Franny Franks on there as well. but none of the others.

I was in the same class as Franny, Alan, Denis Cassidy was our form teacher when the school first opened