Hi, to those who know me I’m Degs. To those who don’t, I’m Kevin Deignan.
What I am hoping to achieve from this blog is to find out why our experiences at Mirfield created such a unique bond that year after year people who have not met for several decades come from the four corners of the UK, and even further afield, to reminisce and catch up. I am especially interested in people’s experiences from outside my year group and the experiences of those who were there at the last gasps of Mirfield.
My years at Mirfield were the transitional years from strict dress code and crocodile lines up to Hearts head post office and Robertstown shops where we were made to stand outside and enter two at a time to spend our weekly allowance to disappearing to Bradford ice rink on a Saturday night or hitch hiking to Bolton Abbey for the weekend.
For those of us who occupied Mirfield at this time we will remember what a weird and wonderful, if sometimes slightly scary, experience this was. Academia was not my strong point and my 3 O’Levels of English, Biology and of course Religious Knowledge will testify to this. Mirfield made Hogwarts look quite tame if I think back at some of the things we used to get up to. It would be nice to hear from any ex old boys to share our tales of Mirfield.
P.S. The film and book rights belong to me!
Hi, my name is Chris and I spent a year at midfield in 1966-7. I was one of fr. Fulvi’s finds and remember well fr stenico, fr radaelli and fr cerea. There was also a brother John sartori? He had played soccer for one of the big Italian teams and was agreat guy. I remember great games with huge chains of boys running around the school, numbers in the woods, awful early morning runs. I remember lads from my time, like John lundon from liverpool, ambrose Mulroy from Newcastle. Michael Cahalin from st Helen’s(deceased)
Strange how a year can have such an effect on you for Life.
Can’t say I suffered any abuse of any kind, felt very uncomfortable with one priest, never knew why.
Hi chris
Would your nickname havs been lloydy.I remember Ambrose he was recruited from my parish in Felling.If I remember rightly you must have been in the year above me .Here are a few more names to play with ,John harker,Steven Burnip, and Paul Felix, who I believe was provincial for a while (perhaps he may like to have some input on the site).Your mention of games certainly brought good memories flooding back.
Thanks for your input,hopefuly we will hear more from you in the not too distant future.
All the best
Degs (Kevin Deignan)
Hi Kevin, have enjoyed contact with Ben who got in loads of trouble with me when we caused an explosion in the lab. Was Chris Hardiman the red haired lad that used to lead the rosary at night. If there was anything good on tv he would break world records to get through it. Hearing of the issues that some of the lads had to suffer makes mew very sad, I am glad I chose to leave as early as I did. I was shocked to hear of the fate of fr Fulvia. I will keep an eye on the blog and will try to attend any reunions I can.
Chris
Hi Chris, there is a re-union taking place in Mirfield on the week-end 5th-6th of April 2013 at the Three Nuns on Leeds Road contact Mike Fieldhouse at avril.fieldhouse@googlemail.com