#glasgowfair — Public Fediverse posts
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jack an jill
went up thi hull
“tay huv a wee refreshmint”guess whut
—published in Tom Leonard’s INTIMATE VOICES 1965–1983 (Galloping Dog Press, 1984)
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #Scots #Scotslanguage #Glasgow #GlasgowFair #KeepTheHeid
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“…on one occasion the Highland Queen was berthed by the master and a boy, the rest of the crew being quite incapable…”
In this blog post, Donald Meek explores the origins of the terms, common to Scots & Gaelic: “steaming drunk” & “smùid”
https://meekwrite.blogspot.com/2013/04/maritime-and-linguistic-studies.html
#Scottish #literature #Glasgow #GlasgowFair #DoontheWatter #Scots #Scotslanguage #Gaidhlig #Gaelic #boozecruise
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She’s goat her legs oot –
her foldin plastic chair
oan the gress at Glesga Green –
an her airms an enough
creamy dimpled bosom
tae please Renoir…—Sheila Templeton, “Glesga Fair”
published in Songs of Other Places: New Writing Scotland 32 (ASL, 2014)The Glasgow Fair is a holiday dating back to the 12th century CE. Happy Fair Weekend to all the Glasgow Fairies!
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #Scots #Scotslanguage #Glasgow #GlasgowFair
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Happy Glasgow Fair Monday!
“…on one occasion the Highland Queen was berthed by the master and a boy, the rest of the crew being quite incapable…”
Steamships, “steaming”, drunkenness & “smùid” – Donald Meek on going doon the watter, & early Scottish booze-cruising
https://meekwrite.blogspot.com/2013/04/maritime-and-linguistic-studies.html
#Scottish #Scotland #Scots #Scotslanguage #Gaelic #Gaidhlig #steaming #GlasgowFair #FairMonday #culturalstudies #19thcentury #20thcentury #alcohol #steamboat
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She’s goat her legs oot –
her foldin plastic chair
oan the gress at Glesga Green –
an her airms an enough
creamy dimpled bosom
tae please Renoir…—Sheila Templeton, “Glesga Fair”
published in Songs of Other Places: New Writing Scotland 32 (ASL, 2014)Happy Fair Weekend to all the Glasgow Fairies!
#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #Scots #Scotslanguage #Glasgow #GlasgowFair
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“on one occasion the Highland Queen was berthed by the master and a boy, the rest of the crew being quite incapable…”
#Scots & #Gaelic: steamships, “steaming”, drunkenness & “smùid” – Donald Meek on going doon the watter, & early #Scottish booze-cruising
#GlasgowFair #FairMonday #culturalstudies #19thcentury #20thcentury
https://meekwrite.blogspot.com/2013/04/maritime-and-linguistic-studies.html
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She’s goat her legs oot –
her foldin plastic chair
oan the gress at Glesga Green –
an her airms an enough
creamy dimpled bosom
tae please Renoir…—Sheila Templeton, “Glesga Fair”
Published in SONGS OF OTHER PLACES: New Writing Scotland 32, ed. Gerry Cambridge & Zoë Strachan (ASL, 2014)#Scottish #literature #GlasgowFair #poem #poetry #Scots #Scotslanguage
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I had a lovely #GlasgowFair Monday. I went to Helensburgh to finally see the Hill House, which I've been wanting to for ages (it's in a box!). I had a cafe lunch and ice cream on the waterfront before the train home.