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Tag: Firrhill High School

By Hole Ousia Posted on October 19, 2022November 22, 2024

Firrhill High School

I was a pupil at Firrhill High School from 1979 to 1984. I wish that my memory was better.  My recall is not as I would wish. However, I can … Continue reading Firrhill High School

Categories: Scotland, This is Not yesterday, Time passesTags: Bonaly, childhood, Edinburgh, Firrhill High School, Mrs Beaton, Peter Gordon
By Hole Ousia Posted on October 23, 2020November 28, 2024

To call a spade a spade

In primary school I was considered to be a backward scholar who exhibited ‘no pace’ to learning. In particular I struggled with language and routinely talked about myself in the … Continue reading To call a spade a spade

Categories: Family history, Two culturesTags: Andrew O'Hagan, backwards, Bonaly, Firrhill High School, language, Peter Gordon, reading, Sian
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 23, 2020November 30, 2024

Mrs Beaton

I cannot remember the name of the English teacher that I had in my first year of Secondary School. Clearly, he was quite forgettable. In my second and third year … Continue reading Mrs Beaton

Categories: Family history, This is Not yesterdayTags: Alexander McCall Smith, Edinburgh, Firrhill High School, Mrs Beaton, Peter Gordon
By Hole Ousia Posted on April 15, 2019December 3, 2024

That moment [3rd from left, back row]

Serendipity and an archive revealed: That moment [3rd from left, back row]: To play this short film please click here or on the image above Music credit: ‘Familiar to Ignore’ … Continue reading That moment [3rd from left, back row]

Categories: Omphalos films, Scotland, This is Not yesterdayTags: archive, CANMORE, Edinburgh, Firrhill High School, Omphalos films, William Edgar Evans

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