Bernard O'Shea: Back to school memories of missed buses and smelly lockers 

Morning assembly, free classes, and the Leaving Cert also feature in Bernard's best and worst memories of school

Bernard O'Shea Pic. Brian Arthur

1. First Day 

All I can remember about my first day of school was mother giving me a little blue flask and thinking there was diluted orange in it only to be dismayed by it being water. I cried my heart out in front of everyone. Not the best way to start first year in secondary school.