Betty McGauley writes, “I’m trying to find out about the McAleenans from John Street. My great gran and grandad came from Ireland. Thank you.” I was able to reply with: “Hi Betty. The name McAleenan or MacAleenan first arrived in Blantyre between 1890 and 1895 when Labourer Bernard McAleenan took up residence at Broompark Place at […]
David McAleenan shared this school photo adding, “My grandfather is 4 rows back 4 in from the left – Patrick McAleenan. We reckon this could be around 1930” Likely St Joseph’s School Chapel on Glasgow Road.
Continued from Part 1…. So, Alex and I, after a few visits to a Riverside location not far from the Priory, had uncovered the large stone slab which allegedly covered the mythical Blantyre Tunnel. We had scraped the soil off the sloping slab, which was found exactly where Patrick McAleenan had told us it would […]