A rare, aerial photo from 1980, some 43 years ago and a time before drone photography. This sky view is of the Nairoo, down the Cawther, on land owned by Hugh Smith. There were many people staying there at the time and for previous decades. The photo was sent in recently by Samantha Docherty, whose […]
Continued from Part 5 They still talk in Blantyre about the teacher in the days gone by who asked, “What famous man was born at Blantyre?” and received the prompt answer from a little nipper, “Jimmy Brownlie?!” Historians and others not well versed in football were, of course shocked when they heard about this reply […]
Steve Smith and I have been conversing these last few evenings. Steve told me, “I visited Blantyre many times to see my Aunt Mary , Uncle Willie and regularly went to Niaroo to visit my Uncle Hughie along with my Dad James Smith. Joe Smith, (the father of John, Hugh, Joe, William, James, Terence, Daniel, […]