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St Mirin's Academy was a Catholic senior secondary school for boys founded in 1922 in Paisley, Scotland, and which closed in 1976. The school was dedicated to St Mirin, the patron saint of the town and of the Diocese of Paisley. The Academy's Latin motto was Fortis et Fidelis ("Brave and Faithful").
- Fortis et Fidelis, ("Brave and Faithful")
- Roman Catholic
26 gen 2006 · My education continued at St. Mirin’s Academy, Paisley whence I travelled daily across the River Clyde by the Yoker Ferry. German bombers began attacks on shipping targets and on the Forth...
Since the closure of St Mirin's and St Margaret's High School (formerly St Mirin's Academy) in 2001, there has been no school in the town dedicated to the saint. However, there is a St Mirin's Primary School in the Simshill area of the neighbouring city of Glasgow.
St Mirin’s Academy was a R.C. Senior Secondary School for boys founded in 1922 at East Buchanan Street next to St Mirin’s Church. In 1933 the school relocated to new buildings in Renfrew Road. St Mirin’s Academy ceased to exist in 1976 when it amalgamated with St Margaret’s Senior Secondary (a girls’ school) to become St Mirin’s and St Margaret’s High School.
In 1948, then aged 12, I was transferred to St. Mirins Academy. I remember St. Charles vividly because of the cruelty of the teachers – it will always remain in my memory. We all seemed to be constantly whacked and I imagined that schools were basically meant to be about legalised corporal punishment, and that lessons and learning were of a ...
St Mirin's Academy was a Catholic senior secondary school for boys founded in 1922 in Paisley, Scotland, and which closed in 1976. The school was dedicated to St Mirin, the patron saint of the town and of the Diocese of Paisley. The Academy's Latin motto was Fortis et Fidelis ("Brave and Faithful").
Denomination: Undefined. Show More (1) Description. Bronze Plaque in a substantial wooden frame. Inscription. Top of the Frame-IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE FORMER PUPILS/ OF SAINT MIRIN’S ACADEMY WHO /LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES IN THE/SECOND WORLD WAR 1939 -1945 Plaque- [names in 2 columns] Bottom of the Frame-REQUIESCANT IN PACE.
