With thanks to Jimmy Whelan for sending his this cracking wee “tongue in cheek” poem in February 2016. THE WEE TYRE FLY I wish I was a fly oan the wa’ In every Blantyre pub Tae listen tae the shite that’s talked Fae everybody’s gub I wish I was a fly oan the wa’ In […]
SOLA JUVAT VIRTUS Blantyre is steeped in history I’m sure you all know well From the West End Bar, To the Cuddie Burn, down at old Springwell The Pey Brig on the Bonnie banks The Priory where the Earl of Dunbar did stay To the Quoiting green of Auchentibber Set in the heights of Sydes […]
“When we were wee”, a poem by Jimmy Whelan 2012 Things we done when we were weeLike climbing up a Dandy treePlaying sodgers in the sandy pitsKiddin on you were shot tae bits Skinny dipping up the CautherGetting intae loads of botherStealing aipples fae Red DykePeddling fast oan yer bike Playing speedway oer the parkShouted […]
I recently told a news story about two Blantyre miners who died in a pitfall accident in 1901. Henry Tennant and James McGurk. You can read it here http://blantyreproject.com/2013/08/22/im-away-then/ I was emailed by Mr Patrick Whelan who said, “Dear Mr.Veverka, In the process of doing some ancestry research I came upon the article on your […]