Old St. Bride’s School ‘Photo – John McCulloch’s Class

 Back Row – left to right

Stephen Barr, Tommy McGurn,  John Donnachie, Harry Kerr, John McCulloch (me), John McCartney, John Dunsmuir, Andrew Goldie, Chic McLaughlin, Jim McGuiness, Sam Gilbert, Lawrence Boyle, Danny McGuigan

 Third row – left to right

James McGeoch,  James Fitzpatrick, Betty Sneddon, Beth Kyle, Vera Duffy, Patricia Bloomer, Grace Mulvenna, Jessie Smith, Grace McMahon, Catherine Duffy, Pat Cunningham, Peter Moyles, Philip Welsh

Second Row – left to right

James Smith, Patricia Duffy, Veronica McLeary, Cathie McQueenie, Betty Kelly, Therese Mulligan, Ann Murphy, Sarah Bristow, Josephine McLaughlin, Winifred Mullen, Clare Gallacher, Patricia Clarke, Kathryn Fitzpatrick, George McLelland

First Row – left to right

John Donnelly, Declan Keenan, Alex Burt, Paul Gilroy, Terry Friel (deceased), John Conner, Michael Monaghan,  ……….,  Tom Harkins (Bain St), John Ward 

The teacher was Miss May McCrossan, the eldest of two teaching sisters.  The younger was called Lilah.

Notes:  Tommy McGurn came fae thi surkit!
           John McCartney came fae Hawfwiy!
           John Conner and James Fitzpatrick are cousins an’ they came fae Bushythill St.
           Sam Gilbert came fae Glasgow Road, Silverbanks (oapazit the Lye).
           James McGeoch came fae thi Orlitz in thi Hawfwiy.
           Pat Cunningham (deceased) wis fae the prefabs in thi Hawfwiy.
           Beth Kyle came fae Somerville Street.
           James Smith came fae Kirkhill as did Veronica McLeary who is James’ cousin.
           Cathy McQueenie came fae thi surkit!
           Jacqueline McLaughlin, Winifred Mullen and Kathryn Fitzpatrick (I think) came fae aroon’ King’s Crescent, near thi surkit.
           Mick Monaghan came fae Westburn.
           Paul Gilroy came fae Park St.

I lived in Borgie Crescent before movin’ up the social ladder tae 12 Mitchell Avenue, Westburn.