Scotland – Page 2 – Barrowsgate

Mistress B – the Real Mackay

Sep 18, 1936

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate borrows Rob’s kilt to go to the wedding.

Great Scot! The Land.

Apr 24, 1936

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate wonders why so many Scottish people like to do their own country down and lists several of Scotland’s and Scottish people’s greatest achievements. After all, wasn’t it Noah who founded the Scottish Navy all those years ago? Note: An English language version of this was published as “Up Scotland! Up Scots!” in the Buchan…

The Rabbis Beuk o’ Remonstration

Jan 24, 1936

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

The English BBC announcer enrages the audience with his pronunciation of Scottish placenames.

Mealies and Mountaineers

Jan 6, 1936

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate explains why mealie puddings are known by some people as mealie Jimmies, and learns the correct way to eat them.

Oor Express

Aug 16, 1935

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Uncategorized, Writings

Barrowsgate extolls the virtues of his local railway train service.

The Immortal Memory

Jan 25, 1935

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

Barrowsgate has a Burns Supper to go to tonight and recalls his friend Mrs Maldyprop, who wanted to raise a toast to his Immoral Memory.

The Kilt

Mar 1, 1934

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in Other verse, Verse, Writings

In praise of highland dress. Published in the London Scottish Regimental Gazette.

The Kilt

Feb 2, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

It seems slightly odd that this Bittie starts in English then switches to Doric after a paragraph. The verse at the end was also published separately the following month.

Nane ither

Jan 19, 1934

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in Other verse, Verse, Writings

A verse in praise of Rabbie Burns, dated 1951, but originally written for a “Bittie” in 1934.

Burns Abroad

Jan 19, 1934

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in Bitties Fae Barrowsgate, Observations, Writings

With Burns night (25th January) approaching, Barrowsgate wonders whether the Scots fully appreciate just how influencial and loved he is the world over. He ends with his own verse of appreciation, “Nane Ither”. Places mentioned in the article (which Barrowsgate had apparently visited) are the Chilcoot Trail in British Columbia, San Francisco and Visalia in…

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