I post here an interesting note that I received some time ago from Brenda Murphy Sheir.
Brenda said:
"How about Miss Hayes, God love her! She used to sell the scribblers with the holy pictures on them and also the holy picture cards. She was a very kind lady to my family and I am sure to other families. I started St. Patrick's I believe in 1958 as I was born in Oct. 1953. I graduated in1966. Spent 67, 68, 69 and finally Business Course at Holy Heart in 1970. I was the oldest of 6 girls who all went to St. Patrick's, Brenda, Allison, Karen, Mary Lou, Connie and Geraldine Murphy. We grew up at 554 Water St, just below Patrick St. What a wonderful neighbourhood to grow up in. My first girlfriend was Patricia Lee from Deanery Avenue and later we were joined by Isabelle Fleet who grew up on Plank Road. The families were all united and I am so blessed to have grown up where I did and have been educated at St. Patrick's and brought up in the Catholic faith at St. Patrick's. Some of my school chums were Brenda Peddle, Diane Darcy, Sharon Dinn, Marilyn Murphy, Janet Bradbury, Cookie Martin, Theresa Prim, Mary Graham, Regina Whelan, Pamela Mulcahy, Allison Wakeham just to quickly name a few. God bless each and every one of the girls and teachers that I spent kindergarten to grade 8 with.
Love to you all.
"How about Miss Hayes, God love her! She used to sell the scribblers with the holy pictures on them and also the holy picture cards. She was a very kind lady to my family and I am sure to other families. I started St. Patrick's I believe in 1958 as I was born in Oct. 1953. I graduated in1966. Spent 67, 68, 69 and finally Business Course at Holy Heart in 1970. I was the oldest of 6 girls who all went to St. Patrick's, Brenda, Allison, Karen, Mary Lou, Connie and Geraldine Murphy. We grew up at 554 Water St, just below Patrick St. What a wonderful neighbourhood to grow up in. My first girlfriend was Patricia Lee from Deanery Avenue and later we were joined by Isabelle Fleet who grew up on Plank Road. The families were all united and I am so blessed to have grown up where I did and have been educated at St. Patrick's and brought up in the Catholic faith at St. Patrick's. Some of my school chums were Brenda Peddle, Diane Darcy, Sharon Dinn, Marilyn Murphy, Janet Bradbury, Cookie Martin, Theresa Prim, Mary Graham, Regina Whelan, Pamela Mulcahy, Allison Wakeham just to quickly name a few. God bless each and every one of the girls and teachers that I spent kindergarten to grade 8 with.
Love to you all.
Brenda Murphy Sheir"
It is a lovely e-mail and I am sure most of us, if not all, remember Miss Jenny Hayes. She operated the little shop on Water St and she was so kind and patient with all the girls and boys who crowded into her shop. She was often assisted in the shop by her friend, Marian Fitzpatrick, who was also very nice. At lunchtime the shop was full of Holy Cross boys and St Patrick's girls who lived too far away to go home for dinner. (The schools had no cafeterias in those days.) There the girls and boys all sat, on chairs or upturned Coke boxes, and ate their lunches from brown paper bags. Miss Hayes would be busy serving the children who called in for their two cents or five cents worth of candies. Remember thos big glass jars, full of all kinds of delicious candies, some two for a cent. Some were even more than TWO for a cent. And who could forget those delicious snowballs that you could get for just five cents?
The Bus Stop was just up a little from the shop and, in bad weather, Miss Hayes allowed the bus-riding school children to wait inside her shop until their bus came. Miss Jenny Hayes truly was a good and kind lady.
Thank you Brenda for reminding us of Miss Hayes. If anyone has any memories of Miss Hayes, we would love for you to share them with us. Also, if any of the friends that Brenda mentioned are reading this, please get in touch.
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| The white car is coming out of Patrick St and the little shop operated by Miss Jenny Hayes was about the third building up from there. Sorry I don't have a better picture but if anyone has one to share, I'd be grateful |
Thank you Brenda for reminding us of Miss Hayes. If anyone has any memories of Miss Hayes, we would love for you to share them with us. Also, if any of the friends that Brenda mentioned are reading this, please get in touch.
Just wanted to send a note to Brenda Murphy Sheir that I have posted a pic on this blog of me and my Grade 4 class that had Karen and Mary Lou Murphy in it - I believe these are your sisters and thought you'd like to see the pic. We had Miss Hamlyn in Grade 4 and she was a sweetheart. I grew up on Leslie Street - there were seven of us....from oldest to youngest...Sandra, Linda. Mike, Frances (me), Vickie, Marion and Leonard. I remember your sisters Karen and Mary Lou as very quiet and lovely girls.
ReplyDeleteCheers! Frances (Walsh) Noseworthy.
Good Morning Frances
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment. Well, you & I have been communicating for awhile through this blog & its facebook page but I never realised who you are. I knew your lovely Mom & I also know your brother Mike very well. I might even have seen you many years ago when you were very young. Anyway, it is really nice to know who you are. I hope Brenda sees this comment. I will try to let her know that you have left the comment for her. I appreciate your input so please keep in touch.