St Oswald,s School Accrington 1959 to 1965 - Page 2

jaysay · 09-01-2010, 11:57

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Originally Posted by johnenglish

She must be younger than me,Johnny mayor was the head and cassidy was the deputy

I went to the Holy Family when it first opened Johnny Mayor was the Deputy Head, Brunaceals (might be spelt wrong) was head, Dennis Cassidy was my form master for two years

jaysay · 09-01-2010, 11:59

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Originally Posted by cashman

Stack became a dean he wasn't lovely, in fact a nasty piece of work. IMHO.

Think that summed him up precisely cashy

jelly baby · 09-01-2010, 14:31

I was there when Miss Gardiner left and Mr Holden took over, about one maybe two years before the school moved to Hartley Ave, prob around 1965. Miss Birch was my first teacher, she was a proper horror. I met her again a few years ago, she was a friend of an Aunt of mine, she hadn't changed much, she still disliked children!! I remember Fra Houlihan very well, he used to play footy with the local lads on Lower Antley St at the back of the church. Fra (later Dean) Stack was, IMHO not really priest material. If a girl went to mass without a hat and took communion, she got a knuckle knock on the head!! He was very much from the fire and brimstone school of priests. He and Miss Birch could have been an ideal couple in another life.LOL

cashman · 09-01-2010, 14:43

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Originally Posted by turkishdelight

Thats why i didnt say he was lovely just that i remembered him.

i realised that turkish.

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Originally Posted by jaysay

Think that summed him up precisely cashy

yep, strangely not my usual way of summing up. must still be in back of me mind not to go overboard wi holy men.

jaysay · 09-01-2010, 15:03

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Originally Posted by cashman

i realised that turkish.

yep, strangely not my usual way of summing up. must still be in back of me mind not to go overboard wi holy men.

in nomeni patris et filius et spiritus sanctus amen

johnenglish · 09-01-2010, 16:24

Jelly baby, having read tour reply to my post,I am wondering was you in my class or was you in the class below.Hmmm was Cristopher egan in your class .
Seems strange I cant for the life of me remember a lot of the girls names who was in my class.Let me know thanks John

jelly baby · 10-01-2010, 15:53

Hi John,
Strangely, a day or two ago I was trying to remember all my classmates at St Oswalds.

The ones I remember are..... Dave Parr, Dave Kay, Chris Egan, Ricky Ormerod, Patrick Harkin, Michael Walsh, Phillip Salisbury, Paul Foot, James Varley, Tony Webber, Robert Dillon, Ian Rawcliffe, Jan Olstowski, Roman Syngyz, David Boothman, Colin ?, Paula Rae, Janice Garratty, Carole Rishton, Helen Towler, Anne Marie Differ, Patricia Mitton, Theresa Killian, Ann Gallagher, Susan Baker, Elizabeth Dillon. There are a few missing, I must be getting old!!!
I still see a few of them around, I was told that James Varley committed suicide when he was about 20, and Tony Webber died about 6/7 years ago.
I think you were a couple of years above me. Do you have a brother called Chris? If so, I know him through work.

johnenglish · 10-01-2010, 16:07

YES ,I do have a brother called Chris.Looking through your list there was a lot of those who had brothers or sisters who were in my class
Paul webber, mick cawley,peter smith, james walsh, pauline wallace ,bernadette breckle ,anne dillon ,the girls names are a struggle .

BERNADETTE · 10-01-2010, 16:34

I recognize a few of the names but think they were in the year above me, the year my sister was in. Anybody remember Mary Nolan from Holy Family?

johnenglish · 10-01-2010, 17:05

Mary of the Nolan sisters yes sure.I think she was in my year.
Peter Regan was in my year

BERNADETTE · 10-01-2010, 17:28

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Originally Posted by johnenglish

Mary of the Nolan sisters yes sure.I think she was in my year.
Peter Regan was in my year

Yep that was the same year as our kid. Peter is as nice as he ever was now, great bloke

johnenglish · 10-01-2010, 19:30

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Originally Posted by BERNADETTE

Yep that was the same year as our kid. Peter is as nice as he ever was now, great bloke

Peter only came over from ireland when i was in the first year at holy family.

steve · 21-02-2010, 16:49

i remember all these names very well miss birch stright from colditz, mr holden a wiz with the strap, ho happy days.

Stephanie Wallace · 15-05-2010, 07:31

Yes, I lived in Canning Street, a couple of streets away from the school. Did you live in the area. I knew a family named English, but didn't know any of the single individuals.

Stephanie Wallace · 15-05-2010, 07:33

Anyone remember any of the Cooney family who attended St. Oswalds's?