hoolie

/ ˈhuːlɪ /

noun

slang, a hooligan

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The Tobermory house became home to the Bafta-winning programme's main character - nursery teacher Miss Hoolie, played by Julie Wilson Nimmo.

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Miss Hoolie's famous green house is actually Beul An Atna – Gaelic for "Mouth of the Sea", a former bed and breakfast on West Street.

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Julie Wilson Nimmo, who played nursery teacher Miss Hoolie in the original show, told the Daily Record it was the "craziest and best news ever that Balamory is coming back".

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The stories, centred around a nursery school and its teacher Miss Hoolie, were produced from 2002 to 2005 and aired on TV around the world for many years.