Holy Ghost School
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john j connell
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Mamabear wrote:Class photo taken around 1961ish, recognise anyone? I think the teacher is Miss Wafer
She is thin. JJC.
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Dan
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From facebook. 1960/61 Miss Wright's Class 4A.
Back row, third from the left is Anthony Spencer.
Third row, fourth from the left James Pugh standing next to Eddie Shelley.
It was one or two years after this, that the 3rd and 4th years were moved into the annexe on Sefton Moss Lane.
Back row, third from the left is Anthony Spencer.
Third row, fourth from the left James Pugh standing next to Eddie Shelley.
It was one or two years after this, that the 3rd and 4th years were moved into the annexe on Sefton Moss Lane.
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Dan
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Posted on facebook today.
Holy Ghost c1956/57, identified by Tommy Connolly, late of All Saints' Close, but moved to Canada a few decades ago.
Peter Broderick is also on the photo, but I don't know where.
46 in the class!!!!
Guessing it was the infants.
Only thing I can id for sure is the golfy in the background. And the railings were corpy green.
Holy Ghost c1956/57, identified by Tommy Connolly, late of All Saints' Close, but moved to Canada a few decades ago.
Peter Broderick is also on the photo, but I don't know where.
46 in the class!!!!
Guessing it was the infants.
Only thing I can id for sure is the golfy in the background. And the railings were corpy green.
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Bri
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- Location: Netherton
On a slightly different subject, I walked past the Holy Spirit church (Holy Ghost) this evening and noticed how overgrown and unkempt the grounds are. One of the big windows on the gable end is smashed and on the opposite end the windows are bordered up, anybody know if it’s still open?
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Dan
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Isn't the internet wonderful?
Just found the first reader we had in Miss Irvine's infants' reception class in September 1958.
Page 1; This is Tip.
Page 2 ; Tip is a dog.
I added another two words to my vocabulary and found myself with rhetorical skills equal to those of Sir Keir Starmer.
As Blair said it's all about " Edukayshun, edukayshun, edukayshun."
Just found the first reader we had in Miss Irvine's infants' reception class in September 1958.
Page 1; This is Tip.
Page 2 ; Tip is a dog.
I added another two words to my vocabulary and found myself with rhetorical skills equal to those of Sir Keir Starmer.
As Blair said it's all about " Edukayshun, edukayshun, edukayshun."
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Dan
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The final book I remember reading in the infants; Up and Away.
I was in Miss Garrity's reading group. She was the headmistress so we had to go to her office for the lesson.
We would stand around her desk and take turns reading out sections of the book.
I felt quite intimidated when we first got the book, though we hadn't yet learnt the word "intimidated".
It was bigger and heavier than the previous books and I thought it was for grown-up kids.
Still do this as a cure for hiccups.
I was in Miss Garrity's reading group. She was the headmistress so we had to go to her office for the lesson.
We would stand around her desk and take turns reading out sections of the book.
I felt quite intimidated when we first got the book, though we hadn't yet learnt the word "intimidated".
It was bigger and heavier than the previous books and I thought it was for grown-up kids.
Still do this as a cure for hiccups.
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Tommy L
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Could Miss Garrity possibly be a certain Miss Gerharty ??
She was a very popular and impressive teacher in St Robert Bellarmine and was promoted to Headmistress in another school ( possibly The Holy Ghost ) and was sadly missed ( by me anyway ) around 1955 ish ??
She was a very popular and impressive teacher in St Robert Bellarmine and was promoted to Headmistress in another school ( possibly The Holy Ghost ) and was sadly missed ( by me anyway ) around 1955 ish ??
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Dan
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Could be Tommy.
Holy Ghost opened about 1955-56. I can't be sure 'cos I was only 2 at the time and my mum wouldn't let me go out on my own.
The "Garrity" is my interpretation of the noise we made when we said her name. Can't recall ever seeing her name written down.
You've seen the books I was reading at the time, so you have to give me a bit of leeway on spelling and the like.
I thought God was a yellow pointed hat with God written on the front.
She was a small, white-haired lady.
Well she looked shorter than the other teachers, though when you're 5 everyone is a giant.
Holy Ghost opened about 1955-56. I can't be sure 'cos I was only 2 at the time and my mum wouldn't let me go out on my own.
The "Garrity" is my interpretation of the noise we made when we said her name.
Can't recall ever seeing her name written down.You've seen the books I was reading at the time, so you have to give me a bit of leeway on spelling and the like.
I thought God was a yellow pointed hat with God written on the front.
She was a small, white-haired lady.
Well she looked shorter than the other teachers, though when you're 5 everyone is a giant.
