holy family - Page 16

turkishdelight · 18-02-2009, 23:12

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Originally Posted by mickmc

Still here........ for my sins

Do you remember Kathleen Sweeney.

esteemedjuju · 28-03-2009, 17:21

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Originally Posted by jaysay

I was at the Holy Family when it first open in August 59, The house names then were St. David, St. Andrew, St Goerge and St. Patrick I think. I was house Captain of St. David in 1962 my last year there, I stayed on until I was 16, the official leaving age in those days was 15

I went there in 1960 but i had 2 sisters who were there before me

esteemedjuju · 28-03-2009, 17:23

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

Mr Moore, was'nt it him who taught biology, a real sadist, Bob Almond, was metal work teacher, Terry Neville, still the greatest. others, Mr Noblet, Miss Doran, Music. Mrs Griffin, needlework. Can anyone remember arts or crafts teachers, I am talking 1960s here. Johnny Mare, Mr Swarbrick, Mr Bleasdale, Mullderick, Katie Boyle. I left in 1964.

mrs or miss not sure which Lyndoe

esteemedjuju · 28-03-2009, 19:18

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Originally Posted by mez

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

we used to go to st mary's ossy and fr O'Sullivan or fr O was awful

jaysay · 29-03-2009, 18:09

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Originally Posted by esteemedjuju

I went there in 1960 but i had 2 sisters who were there before me

I must know you and your sisters, the place only opened in August/Sept 1959

Ian McKinnon · 10-05-2009, 15:29

Iwas there 1962-1967. It was David, Patrick, Andrew and George,then and originaly Mr Bruynseels was headmaster, followed by Mr ('Johnny') Mayor, with Mr Cassidy as his deputy. We were more terrified of Mr Francis the Head Caretaker who must have been an RSM in the SAS!!! THe best teachers there in my time were Mr Swarbrick (Bill Brick), Mrs McDool, Mrs Ainsworth, Miss Doran (who became Mrs Barnes) and Mr Mulderrig ('Baldilocks') (who would often have one of his red curtains draped around him like the dying Caesar, when we walked into his class! lol.) Miss Sumner was extremely 'fit' (unlike Miss Boyle who terrified us only slightly less than Mrs Griffin) and idolised by most of the hormone-ridden lads in the school and Mrs Griffin used to scare the life out of everybody.... I understand from her daughter, that Mrs McDool sadly died a few years back.... R.I.P.

jaysay · 13-05-2009, 10:25

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Originally Posted by Ian McKinnon

Iwas there 1962-1967. It was David, Patrick, Andrew and George,then and originaly Mr Bruynseels was headmaster, followed by Mr ('Johnny') Mayor, with Mr Cassidy as his deputy. We were more terrified of Mr Francis the Head Caretaker who must have been an RSM in the SAS!!! THe best teachers there in my time were Mr Swarbrick (Bill Brick), Mrs McDool, Mrs Ainsworth, Miss Doran (who became Mrs Barnes) and Mr Mulderrig ('Baldilocks') (who would often have one of his red curtains draped around him like the dying Caesar, when we walked into his class! lol.) Miss Sumner was extremely 'fit' (unlike Miss Boyle who terrified us only slightly less than Mrs Griffin) and idolised by most of the hormone-ridden lads in the school and Mrs Griffin used to scare the life out of everybody.... I understand from her daughter, that Mrs McDool sadly died a few years back.... R.I.P.

Miss Doran, or little miss dynamite as we called her, Katy Boyle if she spoke in the gym corridor you all listened, Dez Mulderrig was a tyrant didn't like the guy, in fact I opted out of History and took Geog instead, Denis Cassidy was my last form teacher was a really nice chap, Fred Smithies was m first form teacher, think he went on to be a teachers Union rep with the NUT Peter Bleasdale (sadly no longer with us) was a teacher at St Mary's Ossy before HF, Tony Hughes was Woodwork teacher and Bob Almond Metalwork, and not forgetting Terry Neville, boys sports master, was a goalie in the local leagues and a stumper in the Lancs league with, err ah can't remember, the good old days

West Ender · 13-05-2009, 19:38

I remember Peter Bleasdale from St Mary's, pre-1954. He had just arrived at the school when I left for Paddock House.

I went on a trip abroad with the school, open to past pupils which by then I was, in 1955. I was just 12 years old.

Fred Vandome organised and ran the holiday and he was lovely but Mr Bleasdale was, as he had been in school, very "uptight" and unable to "let himself go". Such a shame as I only have memories of him scowling and looking harrassed.

Alan Gilmartin · 14-05-2009, 07:50

What about Mr Noblet, Science teacher, now there was a nice guy, and the hippy Art teacher, cant remember her name. I agree Mr Bleasdale was a bit of a black dog type,

jaysay · 14-05-2009, 10:12

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Originally Posted by West Ender

I remember Peter Bleasdale from St Mary's, pre-1954. He had just arrived at the school when I left for Paddock House.

I went on a trip abroad with the school, open to past pupils which by then I was, in 1955. I was just 12 years old.

Fred Vandome organised and ran the holiday and he was lovely but Mr Bleasdale was, as he had been in school, very "uptight" and unable to "let himself go". Such a shame as I only have memories of him scowling and looking harrassed.

Which trip was that West Ender, weren't the one to Arnhem, staying at the youth camp called Debranding, like a holiday camp really, great big boating come swimming pool and a swimming pool with a wave machine

jaysay · 14-05-2009, 10:16

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Originally Posted by Alan Gilmartin

What about Mr Noblet, Science teacher, now there was a nice guy, and the hippy Art teacher, cant remember her name. I agree Mr Bleasdale was a bit of a black dog type,

Nobby was a really nice bloke Alan, the hippy arts teacher was called Mrs Ainsworth,(I think) her class room was on the top floor of the Craft block, she was by form teacher for the first 3 months at HF 3B, but then I was transferred to 3A at Christmas

Alan Gilmartin · 15-05-2009, 09:40

Yea that was her John I liked her, I think Miss Ashworth used to teach art as well.

West Ender · 15-05-2009, 21:03

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Which trip was that West Ender, weren't the one to Arnhem, staying at the youth camp called Debranding, like a holiday camp really, great big boating come swimming pool and a swimming pool with a wave machine

No, we went to Blankenberg, a seaside resort in Belgium, then Brussels and on to Luxembourg. From there we had coach trips to Germany, France and Holland, back to Blankenberg after 7 days, then home. It was the first trip they did and, as I said, it was in 1955.