This is a tale o twa Cawther bridges, Wan made o stane, n wan wi wood, Wan stands proudly, a test o time, The others fares no sae guid. Ah remember well when ah used tae play, Under that stane bridge on yon Pech Brae, Paper boats through the tunnels we’d race, Groggin fae the […]
Category: Blantyre’s Poems
Greenhall Fondly Remembered
I’ve realised how fond I am of Greenhall, With its majestic old trees, proud and tall, A timeless place of beauty and wonder, With chestnut trees in October to plunder. I’m filled with nostalgia as I remember the days, As a child playing there, on the grass I’d laze. Or pestering parents for the pitch […]
The Return ‘o Spirit
Twenty thousand fae four hunner souls, O’er time Blantir grew ‘an grew, Hard workin folks, tae make ends meet, ‘An decent through n through. It started wi monks ‘o which were few, At thon Priory doon the Cawther, A holy place n nice to settle, I’m awfy glad they bothered. Barnhill n Stonefield, folks built […]
Blantyre Born ‘an bred
Blantyre Born ‘an bred I’m a Blantyre boy, born ‘an bred, Born there, lived there, schooled ‘an wed, A Strathclyde town, now in Lanark’s “shire”, Here’s my ‘ain story of little old tyre. As a boy in the 70s, ah sure loved to see, Mickeys Café for ice cream and tea, Soor plums and skulls, […]
Redlees – our new green space
Redlees – oor new green space Oan the left o’ the auld ferme road, Jist before the turn fir Newton, A car park entrance sae underused, Easily missed ‘an hidden. Ye park yir motor, pit on yer jaicket, Doon the red chipped path ye saunter, Till ye arrive in a big open space, Wi brick […]
Ah miss thae days…..
Ah miss thae days…… Gone ur thae days wi ‘a ther spelndir, Nae mair sandstane, nae mair grandeur, Ah miss thae days, wi the simple livin, It wisnae aboot takin, but a’ways givin. Gone ur thae days ‘o Blantyre past, Tae the cawder falls, wi rod to cast, Ah miss thae days ‘n roamin afar, […]
Mary Queen of Scots visit
Another noble visitor to Blantyre was Mary (Queen of Scots). The Annals of Blantyre book 1885 commented, “The old road along which Queen Mary passed on her way from Hamilton Palace to Cathcart Castle, on the day previous to the battle of Langside, intersects the property, and there is a beautiful spring of water in […]