What school did you go to in Grove years?

And on this continues..

I don´t know the above girls or your sister but Celine used to walk home with a girl called Alison Hogan. She and two others came to Manor House from St Eithne´s..they were a Deirdre O Carroll and a Lorraine Cross..there was also another girl called Anne Marie Lambe and an Ann Brennan..what about a Gwen Hollingsworth and maybe a Sara Evers..all hit the Manor in my year from St Eithne´s as far as I can remember..would be Tonlegee and Woodbine ladies..

Mins.

Mins.

I went to Greendale in Kilbarrack between '79 and '85...also being closed down. Hi to all the Greendale Grove heads.

I think it is just fantastic to see the mix of schools on here and the different areas we all came from but ended up at the grove!!!! all in peace I might add... Just great stuff...

Sister1 wrote: I went to St. Aidans on Collins Avenue. Still there, beside DCU, but the original school has been rebuilt. Well known past pupils include Bertie Ahern and Liam Brady. Bertie got one honour in his leaving which was in accountancy (he could really use it now !). Brady was expelled for playing soccer when he should have been playing GAA !

My brothers went to Aidans and now my son does hes just finishing 5th year .

Somethings dont change they are still dont play soccer for the school but they are allowed to play it in yard

V my sister in laws all went to Eccles Steet - what year did you go?

verh wrote: Went to Dominician College Eccles Street - like the above it is gone - now the Mater Hospital - great school - wonderful pals and a super ethos V

Hi V,

I went to O'Connell's. You guys were great neighbours, although I'd say I left school well before you.

Muller,

O'Connells boys were always v. popular with the Dominican girls the other boys school nearby was Belvedere........... then next store was Bertrand & Rutland (now also gone),

V

verh wrote: Muller, O'Connells boys were always v. popular with the Dominican girls the other boys school nearby was Belvedere........... then next store was Bertrand & Rutland (now also gone), V

The mention of B&R invokes memories of shorter skirts that the Dominicans allowed you guys

B

As I said before Maggies for me still shudder to think of our "brown " uniforms.

As for fav boys schools at the time had to be Aidans  and Plunketts

Teresa,

By the sounds of things I imagine they were way after me, just hope they have some good memories - Isnard (nun) from Kerry was there my time she was awfully awfully but a heart of gold and a great teacher.  She rang me years later to say she was in the Clontarf area & could she call?  Naturally, I said pop in for a cuppa.  She duly arrived, all in her cream garb, my 2 & half year old was drawing with markers at the time along with paint - guess the rest, she looked like Joseph & the amazing.........multicoloured - however, she took it really well.  Another one there was Celsius, for devillment we put an enormous bra in the oven towards end of term - she opened it to take out some cakes and couold not contain herself laughing.

At the time the whole ethos was - correction does much - encouragement does more - & boy did they encourage you. Dont know what it was like in later years, would have loved my girls to go there, but their friends were going to Manor Farm so off they went.

Went to one reunion it was a happy / sad occasion some really nice people very sad stories.  Only other contact was they asked me to give a chat on studying abroad which I did - the young people are great and so much more with it than we were.

Are you better?

V