Belcamp college past pupil day 27th april 2009

[areab14]

Went there from 92-98. Seeing the assembly hall and around the interior after so long brings back a ton of memories.

[ochshane]

Who can forget Fido!

Sorry to see it destroyed.

[brasil33]

Thanks for this video. I'd not seen Belcamp before. My late dear father Michael Patrick Winston (RIP 1991) was a pupil there in 1929.

[matamoros1965]

I was there '77-82 also and I remember Ms.Feran fondly. Sadly, she was the only thing that I liked about Irish class, a genuinely cool person. I had a good time there as the lads were generally sound and the Staff were fair. I was probably what we now call a disruptive pupil, always gabbing to my neighbours around me but I lived for the 11 and 1 o' clock football matches plus P.E. lessons. Happy Days.

[cocobeware999]

sorry to say it went up in flames last night and destroyed the whole building !

[edbrannigan]

Lets not forget Mr Seagrave, avuncular Maxie (McMahon science), mad but stimulating Fr Casey, the terrifying Fr Archbold (Archie w imagind hand-washing of soap gestures) , tmaths teacher Fr Ned Barrett who I always remember as a greyhound lover, the always warm, impossibly patient Mrs Feran, Mr Garvey too, who would collude with us indelaying the learning element in Latin classes by discussing the English football results ad infinitum. So I did learn some Latin. Hail to them.

[novemberfox]

Was there 1981-86. Teachers I remember: Feran, Dempsey, Gleeson, Byrne, Corbet, McMahon, McDonnell, McVeigh, Haughey, Casey, McGuinness, Garvey, Logan. Had a ball going to school there.

[et6409]

I LOVED MY TIME IN BELCAMP FROM 1963 TO 1967. i AM JUST SO SORRY TO SEE IT CLOSED. THANK YOU, ALL MY FELLOW STUDENTS AND THANK YOU ALL MY TEACHERS.

REGARDS TO ALL THE GHOSTS FROM THE PAST

EAMONN(joe) TYNAN

[eddiebyrne101]

terrible shame to see the place goin to such ruins, was a good school with some really good people, would haave loved to go u to that day..

[ochshane]

Happy Belcamp Day, October 26th 2010.

Was there 1963-1966. Was a GMO in Senior 1 & Senior 2.

Nice.

[D17stoner]

good memorys i was there year 92-94 sum buzz but i stiil drink up there

[driftervin]

sad to see the school like that..i had some buzz in tha kip.

[CHUNG260781]

was there from 94-00. Had some great crack there I must say. Its a pity the school has been closed down & nothing has been done yet

[barrytoner]

I was in Belcamp from 76-78...... cannot say that i enjoyed it but i did have some great crack. I remember the Disco, singing in the church choir , and having a smoke down by the lake making sure nobody got caught. Miss Mannion and her super miniskirt (maths teacher) .

All in all good old memories.

[Lorakar]

Past student here, '94 - '00, painful to watch, but good memories from the photos!

[griffinger]

Thanks for the memories . I was there from 1971 to 1976 , and as a boarder I have very mixed emotions about the school. But it is a shame to see a fabulous faciltiy run to ruin. Well done Gerry with the video too .

[G7SEV]

I was there from 99 till 05. Good and bad memories there. Mrs Fern = LEGEND!!

[hyre824]

wow its so rundown thats a shame

[Laurahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh]

just had atrip down memory lane.i was there from 77 to 80.the place has some good and bad memories.like when a friend of ours martin collapsed and died on the football pitch on the way back from campions shop.there was some priests who were very angry old men like archibald and houlihan,they took there frustrations out on the kids.others like fr mulligan and fr casey were tough but fair.its a shame there knocking it down.

[peadearo]

the lad that died that day was a boy called martin fogarty,he was a good mate of mind.l was one of the lads running back with him that day,a sad day.

[dwpaddy]

@peadearo

Martin Fogarty was in primary school with me at Scoil Fhursa in Kilmore West. I remember the day he died. He'd just run past me and a few others...minutes later we were called onto the pitches from the woods. We thought there was a fight because of the crowd that had gathered. Very sad. Also very sad to see such a great school in such a state. I have very happy memories from my days there '77-82. Mr Trimble/Dempsey/Regan/Gleeson, Miss Fern etc

[0609biteme]

Jesus the place is really run down. Was a student there until 91 brought back memories thanks for posting.

[gerrycooley]

Nice Photos ..I was there on the very last day in June after last Leaving Cert examinations were completed. Future is not certain now as the recession bites and Belcamp COULD end up back in state ownership courtesy of NAMA. Belcamp Hall the old center building has seen many changes since the 1760's and the immediate challenge is to keep the building safe from the mindless vandals that are already smashing windows and kicking in doors,etc. Fire is a major threat. I was there from 1970 to 1975.