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{{Infobox school
| name = St Mirin's Academy
| motto = ''Fortis et Fidelis''
| motto_translation = "Brave and Faithful"
| location = [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]]
| county = [[Renfrewshire (historic)|Renfrewshire]]
| country = Scotland
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| coordinates = {{Coord|55.848|-4.417|region:GB_scale:5000|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[Secondary school]]
| religious_affiliation = [[Roman Catholic]]
| patron = [[Saint Mirin]]
| opened = 1922
| closed = 1976
| oversight = [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley|Diocese of Paisley]]
}}
'''St Mirin's Academy''' was a [[Catholic school|Catholic]] senior [[secondary school]] for boys founded in 1922 in [[Paisley, Renfrewshire|Paisley]], Scotland, and which closed in 1976. The school was dedicated to [[Saint Mirin|St Mirin]], the [[patron saint]] of the town and of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Paisley|Diocese of Paisley]]. The Academy's [[Latin]] motto was ''Fortis et Fidelis'' ("Brave and Faithful").


'''St Mirin's Academy''' was a [[Roman Catholic]] senior [[secondary school]] for boys founded in 1922 in [[Paisley]], Scotland and dedicated to [[Saint Mirin|St Mirin]], the [[patron saint]] of the town and of the [[Diocese of Paisley]]. The original buildings were in East Buchanan Street next to [[St Mirin's Cathedral|St Mirin's Church]].
The original buildings were in East Buchanan Street next to [[St Mirin's Cathedral|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]]''', which moved into the buildings of the former [[John Neilson High School]] in 1990,<ref>[https://canmore.org.uk/site/197821/paisley-ferguslie-the-john-neilson-high-school Paisley, Ferguslie, The John Neilson High School], [[Canmore (database)|Canmore]]</ref><ref>[https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11993471.region-opts-for-closure-of-two-high-schools/ Region opts for closure of two high schools], The Herald, 2 February 1989</ref> and in turn was supplanted by [[St Andrew's Academy, Paisley|St Andrews Academy]] in 2001; there has been no school in the town of Paisley named after St Mirin since then.<ref>[http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/Navigation-els-SecondarySchools Renfrewshire municipal government website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091129204838/http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/Navigation-els-SecondarySchools |date=29 November 2009 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/Navigation-els-PrimarySchools School profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916203819/http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/Navigation-els-PrimarySchools |date=16 September 2009}}</ref>
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'''.{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}


The Academy's [[Latin]] motto was ''Fortis et Fidelis'' ("Brave and Faithful"). There has been no school in the town of Paisley named for St Mirin since 2001.<ref>[http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/Navigation-els-SecondarySchools Renfrewshire municipal government website]</ref><ref>[http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/Navigation-els-PrimarySchools School profile]</ref> Neil MacKinnon, the school's longest serving [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] (1948–1975), died on 7 May 2009, aged 99.<ref>[http://www.paisleydailyexpress.co.uk/renfrewshire-news/local-news-in-renfrewshire/paisley-news/2009/05/16/ex-st-mirin-x2019-s-academy-headmaster-is-dead-87085-23633824 Death of St. Mirin's rector, Neil MacKinnon]</ref>
Neil MacKinnon, the school's longest serving [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] (1948–1975), died on 7 May 2009, aged 99.<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/ex-st-mirins-academy-headmaster-dead-2611427 Ex-St Mirin's Academy headmaster is dead], Daily Record, 16 May 2009</ref>


On 24 April 2010, the former St Mirin's Academy building, then part of the [[Reid Kerr College]] complex, was badly damaged by fire. Estimates of damages ran between £250,000 and £500,000.<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Police-inquiry-launched-into-fireraising.6252477.jp Investigation of 2010 fire]</ref> The building was demolished in October 2010.
On 24 April 2010, the former St Mirin's Academy building, then part of the [[Reid Kerr College]] complex, was badly damaged by fire. Estimates of damages ran between £250,000 and £500,000.<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Police-inquiry-launched-into-fireraising.6252477.jp Investigation of 2010 fire]</ref> The building was demolished in October 2010.
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==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=October 2012}}
{{alumni|date=October 2012}}
{{Category see also|People educated at St Mirin's Academy}}
* [[Gerry Rafferty]] - singer, musician and songwriter
* [[Gerry Rafferty]] - singer, musician and songwriter
* [[John Byrne (playwright)|John Byrne]] - painter and playwright
* [[John Byrne (playwright)|John Byrne]] - painter and playwright
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* [[James Francis McMillan|James McMillan]] - author and historian
* [[James Francis McMillan|James McMillan]] - author and historian
* [[Fergus Hall]] - artist
* [[Fergus Hall]] - artist
* [[Gerard Butler]] - actor<ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/gerard-butlers-school-pal-on-how-1054405 Gerard Butler's school pal on how Hollywood star phoned to grovel after branding her a flirt on TV], Daily Record, 28 March 2010</ref>
* [[Gerard Butler]] - actor
* [[James Goodfellow]] - inventor of the ATM
* [[John Duignan]] - writer and economist
* [[Paolo Nutini]] - singer


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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St Mirin's Academy
Location
Map
Paisley

Renfrewshire

Scotland
Coordinates55°50′53″N 4°25′01″W / 55.848°N 4.417°W / 55.848; -4.417
Information
TypeSecondary school
MottoFortis et Fidelis
("Brave and Faithful")
Religious affiliation(s)Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)Saint Mirin
Opened1922
Closed1976
OversightDiocese of Paisley

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").

The original buildings were in 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, which moved into the buildings of the former John Neilson High School in 1990,[1][2] and in turn was supplanted by St Andrews Academy in 2001; there has been no school in the town of Paisley named after St Mirin since then.[3][4]

Neil MacKinnon, the school's longest serving rector (1948–1975), died on 7 May 2009, aged 99.[5]

On 24 April 2010, the former St Mirin's Academy building, then part of the Reid Kerr College complex, was badly damaged by fire. Estimates of damages ran between £250,000 and £500,000.[6] The building was demolished in October 2010.

Notable alumni

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See also: Category:People educated at St Mirin's Academy

References

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  1. ^ Paisley, Ferguslie, The John Neilson High School, Canmore
  2. ^ Region opts for closure of two high schools, The Herald, 2 February 1989
  3. ^ Renfrewshire municipal government website Archived 29 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ School profile Archived 16 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Ex-St Mirin's Academy headmaster is dead, Daily Record, 16 May 2009
  6. ^ Investigation of 2010 fire
  7. ^ Gerard Butler's school pal on how Hollywood star phoned to grovel after branding her a flirt on TV, Daily Record, 28 March 2010
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