TeachersPet Posted August 24, 2010 Share Posted August 24, 2010 Is there anyone out there who went to St Catherine's School when it was on Andover Street during the above years? If there is, can you remember the following teachers: Sister Bertrand Sister Raphael Sister Concepta Sister Cecelia Sister Gonzaga (aka Sister Gonbarmy!) Mrs Smith Mrs Farnell Mrs Bower (nee Anganotti) Mrs Leahy The old St Catherine's was a big, black Victorian old building (even then) with the personality of a slum (said with great affection!) with toilets which would be condemned in these health & safety regs days! When we were juniors, we had to trek up the road to an old hall (which is still there) in order to eat the slops they had to give us. It must have cost all of tuppence (old money) per person! Does anyone remember Mrs Dignam, the cleaner? Ah - sweet memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabitter Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 my first school in 1950 i remember a miss aseldine and sister mercy i left when i was 8 and went to st thomas mores where sister mercy was head mistress she was strict but fair as were most of the teachers can remember all theold houses round andover st most of my class lived in the area when st peters openeda lot of pupils from st caths went there so we palled up again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachersPet Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 It's nice to hear from someone who remembers old St Caths and Andover Street. Since I went there in 1959, I don't know the teachers you mention and, of course, went to St Peter's, which now does not exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 my first school in 1950 i remember a miss aseldine and sister mercy i left when i was 8 and went to st thomas mores where sister mercy was head mistress she was strict but fair as were most of the teachers can remember all theold houses round andover st most of my class lived in the area when st peters openeda lot of pupils from st caths went there so we palled up again I also went to St Catherines 1952-58 then to St Thomas Moores and onto Saint peters I remember all these teachers especialy Sister Mercy do you remember Mister Fitzpatrick head at Saint Peters I lovedmy schooldays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayward Posted October 3, 2010 Share Posted October 3, 2010 (edited) Hi I was at St Catherines in 1952 -59 then onto Saint Thomas Moores and Saint Peters I remember all the teachers you mentioned and yes Sister Mercy was so strict do you rmember Mister Fitzpatrick at Saint Peters. Edited October 3, 2010 by hayward Iposted myself twice by mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabitter Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 hi hayward i was 2 years in front of you so it must be a older sister i remember a florence hayward was in my class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wynne Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 Hi rabitter you might remember my sister, Pat Wood she was in your class. she was a friend of Linda Ford & Florence Hayward, I was in the same class as Pat Hayward. Started there in 1945. Remember my first teachers Miss Smith, Miss Beaumont, Miss Connelly and my favourite Miss O' Hara. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabitter Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 hi wynne i remember pat wood but cant place linda ford it seems so long ago now when st petes opened a lot from st caths came and we all left in 1960 miss ohara was my favourite as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mocco57 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Is there anyone out there who went to St Catherine's School when it was on Andover Street during the above years? If there is, can you remember the following teachers: Sister Bertrand Sister Raphael Sister Concepta Sister Cecelia Sister Gonzaga (aka Sister Gonbarmy!) Mrs Smith Mrs Farnell Mrs Bower (nee Anganotti) Mrs Leahy The old St Catherine's was a big, black Victorian old building (even then) with the personality of a slum (said with great affection!) with toilets which would be condemned in these health & safety regs days! When we were juniors, we had to trek up the road to an old hall (which is still there) in order to eat the slops they had to give us. It must have cost all of tuppence (old money) per person! Does anyone remember Mrs Dignam, the cleaner? Ah - sweet memories! When to St Cath's 1962 to 1968 and remember most of the teachers you have mention. Also when onto St Peter's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy2 Posted March 26, 2011 Share Posted March 26, 2011 Mrs Dignam lived a couple of roads away (remember all the back to backs). On a Friday afternoon my older brothers would go swimming at Sutherland Road baths and they were supposed to come back for me to take me home but they usually forgot. I would go to Mrs Dignam's home with her and wait for my dad to come. I didn't mind that much because she had a telly and I could watch Rintintin. I loved my time at St. Caths and knew all the teachers mentioned. Mrs Garrity was the head of the infants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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