Born in Blantyre by James Cornfield 2005 A miner’s row where I was born, was the first thing that I seen that morn, of nineteen hundred and twenty eight, and ever since then its been my fate, to live here in Blantyre town, with those I love, all around. These extended families of mine, […]
Fae Blantir tae Glesga’ by James Cornfield 2008 Fae Blantir tae Glesga, Ah’m share its no faur, some walk the road, some gang by the Caur, in the aul’ summer time, sure it’s a nice scene, for oftimes when courting, tis’ there I have been, Noo, wi’ the sound o’ the weavers and rumble […]
A poem by Jimmy Whelan. Childhood Memories: OOR TOON Made in Scotland from Irish stock Blantyre’s where I cut my teeth Where boys were boys and men were men Wae Potted Heid and Corned Beef The Bowling Alley, Wullie Pates Harpers Garage and Matt the Poles Mars on Ice at Mickey’s Cafe Peter Craig’s […]
A poem by Brian Cummisky. “Up the Cauther” Up the Cauther oan a Summer’s day, Cummiskey’s and Whelan’s came o’or tae play; Up for a Dook in the manky watter Then listen tae Tam ‘n’ Morag’s patter. The whole of Blantir seemed tae be there Especially during the Glesca Fair. Aunties, Uncles, Cousins all, […]
Childhood Memories of Blantyre When memory took me the other day, to ‘Dixon’s Raws’ I made my way, place of my birth and childhood too, of folk and streets that I once knew. Little we had of worldly wealth, two Wally Dugs upon a shelf, the Sett-in-beds in which we slept, with space below, […]
“The Gaffer” by Joe Corrie For many a year, I ha’e worked doon below, but never in bits, that are wet or low, For I make it my business, wherever I go, aye to keep in, wi’ the Gaffer. I was just a wee laddie, when plain I could see, that some had it […]
This is perhaps my most favourite poem by the late Jimmy Cornfield. Written in 2005, it details the events leading up to and around the construction of the church, which Jimmy has cleverly put into prose. Pictured alongside this poem, exclusively shown online for the first time is the St Joseph’s Church during the […]