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Post by Waverley on Apr 23, 2007 0:46:41 GMT 1
I sing of them, The underworld, the great oppressed, Befooled of parson,priest, and king, Who mutely plod earth's pregnant breast, Who weary of their sorrowing. They came for centuries as travellers and season workers until they decided to settle...it goes without saying that the Irish have been the most influential of all ethnic groups to ever settle in Glasgow and the West of Scotland. Their story was written by Patrick McGill the 'Navvy Poet' in his tri-ology The Children of The Dead End , The Rat Pit and Moleskin Joe. www.dun-na-ngall.com/mcgill.html
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Post by Waverley on Sept 12, 2007 20:47:44 GMT 1
I am hoping to develop this site over the next few weeks as I have been doing a lot of research on the Irish in Glasgow which I am sure that most of you will find interesting.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2007 9:20:35 GMT 1
I remember a song from childhood Charlie about the Irish who came over to pick potatios. I heard it from my Paternal grandfather
Don't rember all they words .
I think the origional tune was " Wha Saw The Forty Second "
Wha saw the tottie howkers Whs saw them gang awa. Wha saw the tottie howkers Walkin doon the Broomielaw.
Some O them had bits and stockins Some O them had nane at aw Some O them had umberellas , for to keep the rain awa.
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Post by brownlee on Jan 6, 2009 20:34:59 GMT 1
The Irish were the victims of circumstances largely. Too many of them came over here too quickly.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2009 15:00:13 GMT 1
HI...Wwhere is the picture from? Would love to find out whereabouts my family came from in Ireland.
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Post by asbo on Mar 11, 2009 0:51:16 GMT 1
Hi Irene, I maybe told you this before : our great-great granda, married Maggie O'Hare (his second wife) and went to live in Limerick for a few years around 1880 and had two sons born there (younger brothers to your great-granny and my great-granda). Don't know anything else about their time over there though.
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Post by Waverley on Mar 11, 2009 10:11:06 GMT 1
HI...Wwhere is the picture from? Would love to find out whereabouts my family came from in Ireland. The Famine Statue is located on one of the quays of the River Liffey in Dublin just besides the Four Courts Building...I took when I was over there several years ago.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2009 10:48:32 GMT 1
HI...Wwhere is the picture from? Would love to find out whereabouts my family came from in Ireland. The Famine Statue is located on one of the quays of the River Liffey in Dublin just besides the Four Courts Building...I took when I was over there several years ago. Have been in Dublin loads but missed that one. Must look the next time I hop over on a Ryanair flight. At least its a short flight if I need to spend a 'penny'(£)!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2009 14:11:05 GMT 1
Charlie - I don't appreciate the title of this thread The reason being I know that is what you called me on account of my football and religious persuasions, albeit in jest I think
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Post by Waverley on Mar 11, 2009 14:59:50 GMT 1
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2010 23:27:57 GMT 1
i am just about finished a great book called IRISH by John Burrowes , very interesting history ,some things i had heard or read before but a lot of information i didn't know definitely a great read to learn irish history , i have also read Patrick McGill's books too and thought them a brilliant read ,
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Post by Waverley on Jan 28, 2010 23:46:35 GMT 1
i am just about finished a great book called IRISH by John Burrowes , very interesting history ,some things i had heard or read before but a lot of information i didn't know definitely a great read to learn irish history , i have also read Patrick McGill's books too and thought them a brilliant read , I have read and still have the books you mention Tricia and agree they are good reads and gives you an insight into the Irish in Scotland or more so Glasgow...without the romanticism and usual eyewash.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2010 0:08:00 GMT 1
they definitely give you an insight in the history , when reading the part about breaking free Frank Carty and the arrest of father M'Rory ,i said to myself that name rings a bell,so i looked at some stuff i have that came from my grans house and i was right , i have a remembrance postcard , in memory of father M'Rory
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Post by Waverley on Jan 29, 2010 1:00:44 GMT 1
they definitely give you an insight in the history , when reading the part about breaking free Frank Carty and the arrest of father M'Rory ,i said to myself that name rings a bell,so i looked at some stuff i have that came from my grans house and i was right , i have a remembrance postcard , in memory of father M'Rory Whit...now that is a wee bit of the east end's social history that few people have or have ever heard of Tricia.
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