Category: Writings
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A Mournfu’ Medley
Poor Peter Birley helps a young lady to get her car going, but gets a whack in the nose from the starting handle. Context: For younger readers, the early cars did not have a starter motor and the engine had to be turned over by hand using a starting handle – which could be dangerous…
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Braidcastin’
Barrowsgate is invited to give a talk, thinking it was at the Farming Institute, but it turns out to be at the BBC.
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Rory Borryalice
Was it the Northern Lights or something else that made everyone behave so strangely just after Burns Night?
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Speeches, Various an’ Haggis
Barrowsgate suggests that the best sort of speeches are often short speeches.
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Barny an’ Barrowsgate
Barrowsgate goes to watch a ploughing match at Steeniebrae and meets Barny, who takes off….
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Curin’ a Grouse
Barrowsgate shares his recent bad experience with John Wullie, who also needs to offload and they sympathise with each other over a few drams.
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The Washing o’ Barrowsgate
Barrowsgate goes out on a dark night to get water from the burn but he trips over Mistress B’s washing and falls head first into the water.
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Peace, Puddens an’ Gweedwill
Barrowsgate’s stomach once again regrets the seasonal overindulgence and he has a strange dream, involving Moosyleeny, Heetler and the Devil.