Cultural traditions – Page 7

Baillies and Gentlemen

Nov 17, 1933

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate explains what it means to be a baillie or gentleman and the subtle differences between them. For context, a bailie or baillie was a civic officer in the local government of Scotland and was a post similar to that of an alderman or magistrate. Note: This article appeared again in the “Observations of Jeems”…

McClusky’s Lament

Oct 1, 1933

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in The Blethers O’ Barrowsgate, Verse, Writings

A piper laments the loss of … his bottle of whisky

“The Twelfth”

Oct 1, 1933

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in The Blethers O’ Barrowsgate, Verse, Writings

A southerner comes up for some grouse shooting. Thinking he’s hit one he tells the Ghillie that it’s coming down. Gillie replies that it’ll come down when it’s hungry.

Back tae the Lan’

Mar 15, 1933

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in Other verse, Verse, Writings

The government cries “Back to the land” to encourage local farming but, sadly, people seem to prefer to import cheaper and inferior foreign food.

Mair vernacular

Mar 29, 1932

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in Other verse, Verse, Writings

In March 1932 there had been several letters published in the Aberdeen Press & Journal newspaper about ensuring that Scots language and literature was taught in Scottish Schools. This had been prompted by the publication on 15 and 16 March 1932 of two articles by William Will based on a talk he had given on…

Doric

Jan 1, 1932

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in Other verse, Verse, Writings

A paen to the Doric – with Jean Baxter reference – which dates it to the early 1930s. Other people name-checked are William Will (from the Burns Society of London) and J M Bulloch (who wrote the Foreword to the Blethers O’ Barrowsgate). Unpublished.

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Baillies and Gentlemen

McClusky’s Lament

“The Twelfth”

Back tae the Lan’

Mair vernacular

Doric