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Tag: Rabbie Burns
The Buchanite Delusion
In 1783, Mrs Buchan, in her late 40s and the daughter of an inn owner, declared herself a prophet and a biblical figure in her own right, and claimed to … Continue reading The Buchanite Delusion
I know you now
This lovely poem by Richard Munro was recently ‘Poem of the Week’ in the Scotsman. When I am in Edinburgh city centre I eat my sandwich lunch on the bench … Continue reading I know you now
He was an eccentric, happiest at home in his garden
As far as I can establish there is no surviving painting of John Ramsay of Ochtertyre. He died in 1814, several decades before the science of photography. John Ramsay was … Continue reading He was an eccentric, happiest at home in his garden
Where recorded history has gone astray: Rabbie Burns
Rabbie Burns made two [recorded] visits to Stirlingshire. Of these visits, the most definitive account was published in 1899: Betty Black’s Inn. ‘PH’ bottom left, off Brook Street First OS … Continue reading Where recorded history has gone astray: Rabbie Burns
Puir Ticky, ye hae ticket lang
This lovely poem ticks [still loud] alangside my hairt beat! T. A. Johnston include this poem in ‘A Very Parochial Anthology’. The watch in the background wis Rabbie Burn’s vairy … Continue reading Puir Ticky, ye hae ticket lang
Whigham Inn
Whigham Inn, Sanquhar [also known as Queensberry Arms Hotel] has become a ‘Building at Risk‘. In ‘A Very Parochial Anthology’ by T. A. Johnston the following verse by Rabbie Burns is … Continue reading Whigham Inn
Missing you already
What follows are a few of my old posts and films on Rabbie Burns. Burns Nicht 2008. Recital by Andrew R. Gordon: Tam o’Shanter: [To read what history has recorded … Continue reading Missing you already