st augustines

[My Granny]

one really good think i remember from st augustines was the cracker school dinners they done hard to believe but for a big as school as there the dinners wernt bad at all.
as for deserts there chocolate and ice cream was second to none.

But where you in Savio,Aquin,or Bosco

[Distoney]

I went to St Monicas beside St Augustines. 

If the head nun was wee mo then she sure did get into wicked moods, that is when she emerged out of her office to inspect the uniforms and heaven help you if it was not the right uniform

[olelad]

But where you in Savio,Aquin,or Bosco

you know id forgotten about them  i was in bosco. in first year i went into class b2, 2nd year b4,
there was 6 classes in each of those years b1+2, s1+2,a1+2, 2nd year a3+4, b3+4, s3+4 up to 5+6 in 3rd year.
the classes was changed in 4th and 5th year into cse , gce and non exame classes. i got into cse class but never made it due to having to leave were i lived. not sure what name they put on those classes.
. by the way i was in the first wave of those who had to stay until they was 16 !! the year above us was the last to be able to leave at 15. (lucky gits)

[sj]

Can anyone name teachers. Who was the principal and asst Principal.

[My Granny]

Mr Dolan was Principal and Mr Donnelly was vice, some others i remember Da Grew, Gypo Mulrine,Mr Mullen
Mr Byrne Mr Dowds, Bulldog Madden, Mr McAlinden, the rest will come to me

[marketman]

Mister's McEllhatton, Clarey Clark, there were four McCann's careers science and maths plus drama. Then mister's Coogan, McKenna and Mister Brennnan (killed in the troubles) he lived in New Bond street for a while in the 70's. 

[lmmcm8]

mr smiley, mr o'neil ,mr meehan ,mr campbell,mr niblock,mrs agnew ,mrs mynes,mr carey and the caretaker mickey

[sj]

I knew a Mr Westland whom I met in the late 70's ...would that be correct.

Was the Mr Brennan who was killed in the troubles called Andrew Brennan.   I f so I knew all his brothers very well and went to school with one of them.

[lmmcm8]

yep mr westland was the career's teacher he was about 6 foot 6

[My Granny]

Hairy Dan Mc Cann  tech drawing teacher and Mulrines Enforcer

[olelad]

yep mr westland was the career's teacher he was about 6 foot 6

correct. must have been the tallest teacher in the school. anyone remember what you called the pe teacher ? i attended the school from 1969 until 1972.

[olelad]

Mr Dolan was Principal and Mr Donnelly was vice, some others i remember Da Grew, Gypo Mulrine,Mr Mullen
Mr Byrne Mr Dowds, Bulldog Madden, Mr McAlinden, the rest will come to me

mr mullen was our form teacher in 3rd year. decent enough bloke.

[My Granny]

correct. must have been the tallest teacher in the school. anyone remember what you called the pe teacher ? i attended the school from 1969 until 1972.

Kieron Dowd  and Mr Mallon  i think !

[sj]

Kieron Dowd  and Mr Mallon  i think !

Isn't it a small world,....I knew a Ciarnan Dowd who eventually went to Stranmillis training college and then Cork Uni as head of P.E.  He was slight build with blond hair and at one stage played soccer for Cliftonville.

[marketman]

Westland never had a very high regard for the people from the Market or Short strand area's, on a few occasion's I witnessed him belittling both the parents and pupils that they came from the slums.  If that was his opinion then fine, but he could never meet a better set of people who were decent and hard-working and above all honest.