Pictured here are the Poor Clare nuns of Blantyre. These are the original five nuns who travelled from Cork, Ireland on an overnight trip and settled at Thornhill, Blantyre. From left to right they are Sister Terese, Sister Jarlath, Mother Columba, Sister Paschal and Sister Veronica. Pictured here in 1956, a few years after they […]
This was a long lost family request, so I hoped for a good response. In February 2015, I was contacted by Lizzie Cavanagh. In the following message she sent me, I’ve added “Coatshill” to Lizzie’s email, as Heathcliffe Avenue is in Low Blantyre, not High Blantyre. Lizzie told me, “My family lived on Heathcliffe Avenue, Coatshill, […]
On 30th December 2014, I was contacted by Stephen Kelly who said, “Hi. I grew up and lived in 10 Meadow Avenue at the top of the Kirkton scheme. I was digging out a pond for my mum a few years ago and came across sandstone blocks that looked like part of an under build […]
On 4th November 2014, Nora Anderson emailed me asking, “Hi Paul ..I wonder if you have any old pics or articles on the house that my dad calls “Thornhill” family home of James Kelly who was a JP and Chairman of Celtic. ( My great grandfather) I am also trying to research his son Frank […]
Gerry Kelly sent in this photo in early November saying, “Outdoor Bowling. I believe its 1958. Both my Grandas are in it that’s the only ones I know. They are both far right, one standing, one kneeling.” Pictured is the Bowling Club at the back of the Miners Welfare with Calder Street Secondary School in […]
Gerry Kelly kindly sent this in. Pictured around 1960 is St Joseph’s Women’s Guild on a day outing to Blackpool. Gerry says, “My Granny McAlinden is third from the left. I think it may have been cauld that day!” Do you recognise anybody else?
These photos are from 1955. Although Elmwood School was not in Blantyre, half of these girls were from Blantyre. Here the girls are pictured walking back from Bothwell Road towards Low Blantyre. Thanks to Gerry Kelly for sharing.