April 2012

Post by **TheGorbalsAdmin** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 8:21 am

Anecdote grew up in the 70s in hutchie e loved staying there anybody out there who done the same at that time is this a lost generation on this site

Name chipper
Address
Country
Email emma_mcmanus@hotmail.co.uk

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Anecdote reply to Paddy Doherty will u let Mary no I was asking for her and we can maybe get in touch Thanks

Name grace
Address glasgow
Country scotland
Email grace_mckendrick@yahoo.co.uk

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Anecdote Looking for info on my grandmother who's name was Bridget Sweeney nee(Divers)married Hubert Sweeney and lived at 95 Crown St Glasgow where my mum Julia was born 1926,rest of family were Charlie,Lena,Kitty,and Hubert.Mum also a brother Terry who died after being kicked on the leg after playing football Grateful for any info. Sandra

Name Sandra Sutherland
Address Barnsley
Country England
Email sandrassutherland@hotmail.com

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Anecdote Hi there , my mum (catherine mckay) was adopted in 1948 , and lived at 251 matheson street , with mary mckay...I think she went to buchan street school , mum passed away in 2003 , her best friend was cathy taylor ...would love to hear from anone who remembers this special person xx

Name claire bentley
Address merseyside
Country england
Email clairebentley23@aol.com

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Anecdote I cant believe how popular or unpopular Ten Quid has become its becoming to dominant on here surely there are other topics we can discuss, hes a rip van winkle dr. jekyll &Hyde character we all know that but lets just leave it and let him rave on. They say Celtic will win the league for the next 20 years but that too is only farcical, without Rangers theres no point in Scottish football, any views on that?

Name Henry Young
Address Glasgow
Country Scotland
Email Not supplied

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Can anyone tell me when John Boscoe Secondary School in Oatlands was demolished?

Submitted by: C Mullen
Isle Of Wight, United Kingdom
26/04/12
Email: franp@mrgs.school.nz

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Memory lane stroll I lived in Lawmoor St went to St Francis primary school and then St Bonaventures I was born 1950. My family was the Donnelly's 12 chlidren. My pal was Bella Mc Loughlin.

Submitted by: Frances Parkinson
Auckland, New Zealand
25/04/12
Email: franp@mrgs.school.nz

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My Dad John was born in Thistle Street The gorbals in 1920 he passed away today 25/4/2012 who said nothing good ever came from the Gorbals he was a great and humble man teatotal British Merchant Seaman smooth seas and following winds

Submitted by: Jim Cullen
Queanbeyan, Australia
25/04/12
Email: jimcullen39@gmail.com

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FAO. Qiunton Boyle, are you for real, lets say you are cause your story is like many I have heard before, a load of wanes were left behind when families emigrated to Australia, Tam Brysland my mate was left behind cause he was only 2 years old but his family always got in touch he went over in 1972, I was born in Kidstone street next door to the Bookies, not to far away from Lawmoor street, I knew a family called Boyle much to the description you give, but I was only a nipper, I wish you luck it must be hard not knowing your real family, what about the Boyle on here he's from Australia, maybe he knows something an not telling I go to the library a lot see what I can do.
Submitted by: John Miller
Paisley, Scotland
22/04/12
Email: Not Supplied

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FAO Laura, Naburn St ran from Cumberland St, across Caledonia Rd right up to Dixons Blazes, you found Naburn gate, off of that is Camden Terrace? Thats is as close to where the original St was Willue Haugheys City Refrigeration offices are possibly straddling Naburn St Send me your email address and I may have photo of Naburn St

FOA of Cathie I have been looking for photo of Salisbury st for years and have never found one.

FAO Tam Craig, thanks for your comments I do try to help folk with my knowledge and photos of Gorbals which had collected from Gorbals folk, working there for 12 years and folk who know Gorbals Bye for now, Norrie

Submitted by: Norman McNamee
Glasgow, Scotland
21/04/12
Email: norman_mcnamee@hotmail.com

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Anecdote Hi Billy Malcom, totally agree with you mate, a total scunner of all scunners, I reckon he never got rid of his dummy-tit as a wane, be seeing you.

Name john Hossack
Address Glasgow
Country Scotland
Email not supplied

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I am looking for anyone that remembers the Hawkins family - Archie, Robert, John, James & Billie

Submitted by: James Hawkins
Glasgow, United Kingdom
18/04/12
Email: mary-uk@tiscali.co.uk

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Trying to locate the Gallaghers who lived at 71 Sandyfaults Street my brother's Aunt Janet nee ( Yeoman) and her husband Hugh they had one son We migrated to Australia in 1949 would love to make contact.

Submitted by: Rose Todd
Port Bouvard, Western Australia
18/04/12
Email: cconsultants@bigpond.com

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Hi, does anyone remember the St. Francis disco that was held on a Sunday night in the two old halls in St Francis primary? "the old school"? I remember starting off in the wee hall and then when you got a bit of savvy, you got into the big hall, complete with a bike wheel covered in different coloured cellophane, spinning around on the wall for a "disco" effect! Afterwards, going to Marios chippy for a bag of chips and a pickle! Obvously, nae lumber!

Submitted by: Lorraine Young
Glasgow, Scotland
17/04/12
Email: Lorrainewhite60@hotmail.co.uk

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FAO..Anne Brannon, I knew John Douglas he stayed in Cumberland street, but no need asking your friend if he knew him as he would say yes but it would not be true, John Douglas was a mate of mine around 1960-64 and I knew all his family and friends, in his younger days he was a devote catholic, but John ended up in prison and I never saw him after that. His Dad Hughie was a great Celtic man.

Submitted by: Tam Craig
Glasgow, Scotland
16/04/12
Email: Not Supplied

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I often wonder where our slang hails from especially Glasgow slang, we scots invented the Queens English but we prefer to abreviate, words like Bampot--Ya Bam- Tolee--Keech, Naw, Aye, peace an jam, doon the duney, och wummin, gies peace, the lavvy, polis, dae ye want yer hole, (he he) yer jaket, kin yi dae that, barney dillion=shilling, lobie, pullover, jersey, why oh why do we do this?

Submitted by: Iain Cleary
Glasgow, Scotland
15/04/12
Email: Not Supplied

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My brother & myself lived at 71 Sandyfaulds Street Glasgow we migrated to Australia in 1949, trying to find Hugh & Janet Gallagher who lived next door Janet was a Yeoman. My brothers mother was Mary Yoeman. Try to locate anyone who may know of them or their son

Submitted by: Rose
Port Bouvard, West Australia
15/04/12
Email: cconsultants@bigpond.com

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FAO Gorgie Porgy , not nice making Tenquid cry! reading his posts sometimes make you happy ! Others they make you very very snappy! to ask a question is fair enough, to answer the same, that's a bit rough! To remember squabbles at your age is good, without the squabble Post date you are being rude! wee tip for you from one old yin to another, ignore one! Up pop's their sister or brother! Before my story starts to blether, Oz has not been having good weather! The climate has changed and so has my body, to kick a ball I would need a hot tody! I have never commented on anybody's post, unless they first choose to be the host! Georgi Porgy I have never squabbled with you, I squabble with life but that's nothing new! I hope we can write in some civilised manner, we can converse without flying someone else's banner! Take care Gorgie and good health to you "not the worst poet in the world must be near!" Tenquid

Submitted by: Tenquid
Gold Coast, OZ
15/04/12
Email: Not Supplied

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I was born at 85 Florence Street in 1953 April 2 as Brian McKinney and adopeted as John Barclay, I am looking for info regarding my natural family in the strictest confidence please help looking for answers

Submitted by: John Barclay
Prestwick, United Kingdom
14/04/12
Email: kelbon@hotmail.co.uk

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FAO Cathie from Blackpool that's the only photo that we know of taken of the railway station then it was made into Scrogowitz the furniture people they also had works in Surrey St between Cumberland St. and Bedford St.there were a couple of shops across from the dairy your right about Reids the bakers and there were Masons I think they had 2 shops. My brother and I had a ball looking at Urban Glasgow and talking about Salisbury St there also were no photos of Commercial Rd I always thought there were photos that showed you Leons furniture work were they had a lift otside the building we used to watch it from my grannies window. A lot of people didn't know Salisbury St. more so if they stayed along at sandyfaulds st. Hope you are well a few of my neighbours were down at Blackpool for Easter they had a great time Amelia x

Submitted by: Amelia McKinlay
Glasgow, Scotland
14/04/12
Email: ameliamckinlay@msn.com

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F.A.O. Anon, How are you getting on, if you look at my post 26/6/06 you will see how I caught your man out, as did, Mark same year and Chef Eddie and a load more, he was also calling himself Gorbals Jim, jimmy boyle, and a few more, . Born 1947, been a bricklayer, plumber, builder, built his own toilet in Thistle st! delivered coal, worked in Dixon Blazes, was a Boxer, fought in London, being in the Army Cadets,and the B.Brigade, got married in 1957! must have been only 10 years old went to Oz in around 58, scored the winning goal at Hampden, played for Celtic, it goes on and on and the good thing is its all in here. The amasing thing is he has had every illness under the sun doctors in Barcelona say it was the Gorbals air, but are we forgeting the pollution at Dixon Blazes? I hope this helps you. I have not been on here for ages, Im sure you can guess the reason. Nice to see the Administrator is keeping the Gorbals forum going, see still a lot of the old coggers like myself still there. The last time I had a drink was in the Pig and Whistle a few years back do you know the place?

Submitted by: Terry Young
Glasgow, Scotland
13/04/12
Email: Not Supplied

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Everytime TQ comes back on to this site there's fighting. He's encouraged by his wee group of followers with their praise which he craves. He's an attention seeker, pure and simple and it's actually quite sad that he goes to the length he does to get noticed. He lives in Australia but posts an anniversary wish on the Gorbals site to his wife, as well as all his health problems and astounding miracle recoveries. Get real! This site is supposed to be about memories and experiences of growing up in the Gorbals, but as I said any attention he can get is better than no attention I guess. Over the years on here he continues to insult good folk left and right and the webmaster has allowed it and I can't understand why? There's no need to allow people to be attacked on here for voicing their opinions. This is supposed to be about people's memories and experiences, so nobody should be allowed to attack them for telling their stories. Half the folk on here leaving comments for him are in touch with him on facebook or email so writing to him on here is just a farce. Also for the people that can't read the posts written in slang, don't worry about it, you're missing nothing it's a lot of nonsense written by another attention seeker who is also an ex pat. The webmaster allows the slang and again I know not why, as we didn't write like that in school, and I think it's a real shame for non Scots visiting this site and them trying to figure out what the post is about. There's a lot of Scottish born people don't understand it either because it's usually total nonsense. Someone posted on here if you post anything against some folk on here you get bombarded with hate emails which is just so childish, yet not surprising. This a great wee website and it's fantastic to read most of the posts when they're FOCUSED on memories or trying to find someone etc,. Having said all this, I do think the webmaster does do a good job but would hate this site to go back to how it was with all the squabbling and two posters apparently dominating these forums. If that happens again we'll all be wondering who's really running this website? So here we go, I'll be attacked now for daring to have an opinion on this.

Submitted by: Gordon
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13/04/12
Email: Not Supplied

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FAO Lorraine White, Are you trying to tell me you don't believe the story about the unfortunate Jeannie? That poor lassie got skelfs in her hand every time she went to the lavvy, it's hardly a thing to make a joke about. You'll be telling me next you don't believe the story about the 'fight in the fish shop' that your granny used to sing about. Cheers hen. Franciexx

Submitted by: Francie Young
Glasgow, Scotland
13/04/12
Email: Not Supplied

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FAO Grace McCluskey: Hello Grace, I just seen your (2009) post looking for my sister and your old schoolpal Mary Doherty. Mary is still living in Glasgow and I'm sure she would like to hear from you. All the best, Paddy

Submitted by: Paddy Doherty
Co. Donegal, Ireland
13/04/12
Email: carpdiem@indigo.ie

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FAO; T.Quid. Seems to be a lot of misunderstanding last form sent on here was not mine email megan 50? someone having a giggle. Also re ages might be a mis print or whatever but perfectly true, my name has been Armstrong for dunks, but its difficult inside of me knowing my real name is Boyle, I see there is another Boyle on here looking for his great grandad, Boyle was a common name in the Gorbals, just as bad as John Smith was, I was best mates with Harry Boyle Jimmys younger brother, so as I said all I want in my heart is to find my true blood, and why we were left behind. Please if you cannot help me do not hinder me, I know it is difficult after all these years but I am hoping just like Tommy Boyle someone, someday will give me my answers. I mean how long were you called ten quid? I see a guy chic mcqueen who apparantley has not seen you since his gorbals days when you were called Jimmy, so that speaks volumes, he would never have known that recent name ten quid. Anyway you have a good day and please no comments on my search for my family, I hope you enjoy your life in Australia and live a long life and if you know of any Boyles from Lawmoor street out there or can help me I would be appreciated.

Submitted by: Quinton Boyle
Glasgow, Scotland
12/04/12
Email: Not Supplied

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"Well it is pi**in rain in California , so here is a wee story ...Me n oor Bertha were running to school (bonnies) teamin rain, when she says Doris ma Knickers are jaggin me och get in the close ....So we are in the close and this wee wummin comes out ..WHIT UR YOU LASSIES UP TO am trying to get her knickers doon I replied Whit get over here , she gives me a belt on the napper (in this day n age I could have soooood her for abuse ) any way drags Bertha over to see what the problem was ...Oh for eff sake she say nae wonder the pin is jagging u you have enough cotten in these knickers to make a ship sale nar wunner the peen couldnae hold them and it cannie sty shut ...So hod oan a meenit , drags us int o her wee clean single end , and gets a pair of knickers oot her wee chest o drawers ,noo put them on , me n oor Bertha we used to fight over who got to wear them as they wurnae like the ones u got from the welfare and used to give u a rash , ma da he would say think yourselfs lucky they are wool aye whit ur we sheep we need wool knickers same as them big ugly shoes we used to get , they were so ugly even John the pawn wouldnt take them, any way moral to story no matter how poor we were always some one with a kind heart and those bliddy city slikers (knickers) were like getting gold we thought we were movies stars and made sure every one saw them nae pins and were well worth a slap oan the napper ...See this was real life and those knickers got worn so thin u could see through them ...Oh and for those who do not understand the slang ha to bad.....A big hello to all the auld yins who have lots of great memories to share keep them coming .....Cheeky buggers saying we are in oor eighties bet ah cin still dance rings aroon all u wee punters ...And I will have u know I have been 59 for the last 14 years so put that in yir pipe and smoke it keep dancing and singing all u auld yins DAM"

Submitted by: Doris McIntyre
Slo, USA
12/04/12
Email: Not Supplied

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Hi Anne Brannan sorry I don't recollect any of those names! But one pal I did have came from that close was Billy Hart! he did some boxing in the late 50s! we were in the same weight division but in a different class Billy went on to box for the British middleweight championship out of Manchester! Nobody would believe he could harm a fly he was such a shy boy! When I left school I got him my old job in Johns hairdresser's shop at the corner of Florence Street and Cumberland Street facing the toilets with the wrought iron fence around them! Johns wife run the ladies part of the shop! One day she called me in and proceeded to perm my blonde hair Tony Curtis style! I think she made a mint from all the boys sneaking in saying "just give me a wee perm on the front! " That was in the real scary hairy days! Believe me Tenquid

Submitted by: Tenquid
Gold Coast, Oz
12/04/12
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Hows it goin TQ I played fitba with Chic McQueen, might be we got the wrong fello, but I also spent time in the Big Hoose in Peterhead with him and later on Bar-l his younger brother Tony was a wild man, they moved from Possil to Toryglen . I dont get ur drift pal but all the names are still pals of mine most of them came from, Calder Street, Carfin St, Annette St and Langside Road, we once played in a cup final at Giffnock Amateurs ground, we were half pi**ed from the Friday night, we were 2-0 down at half time got back to 2-2 but lost in the last minute to a penalty, we could not take it, so all hell broke out, we stole their cup and three of us ended up in Craigie Street, me, Ziggy, Billy Masterton, all govanhill boys except me.

Submitted by: Pat Doris
Renfrew, Scotland
11/04/12
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F.A.O. Anne Brannon, I knew Hughie, and John Douglas, I used to go out with their sister Rosemary, they lived next to the pawn shop in Cumberland street, Rosemary would have been 17 when I first started dating her. That was around the early sixtes.

Submitted by: Tam Craig
Glasgow, Scotland
11/04/12
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Hi there folks-I hope you all had a lovely Easter. Ah nostalgia..Boiled up some eggs and coloured them all. Put some funny faces on them. Couldn't wait til the Grandweans came to see me and we could go out to Cathkin Braes and roll said Easter eggs. You should have seen the look of disapointment on their faces when I showed them the eggs-"you mean NO CHOCOLATE!" they all said in chorus. Mmm, better not get carried away again with some of the things I used to do when I wiz wee!! Keep your peeries spinning.. Rita

Submitted by: Rita Moffat
Glasgow, Scotland
10/04/12
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My name was Jean Lynch, adopted in Oct 1971. My mum was Mary Bernadette Lynch from Govanhill, I beg for anything about her. x

Submitted by: Jean Lynch
Ayrshire, Scotland
09/04/12
Email: terryshairsalon@live.co.uk

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Ten quid I just wonder if you know the Douglas boys John and Hugh from Cumberland St up the pawn close. I luv your wee stories on here you keep keeping it on hope Betty is alright give her my regards cheers Anne in Canada xx

Submitted by: Anne Brannan
St Catharines, Canada
08/04/12
Email: anneb44@live.ca

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Researching aircrew lost in WW2. Sgt Alexander Alistair Robertson McGarvey. ex Glasgow Policeman. Said to have Represented police at swimming. PoW No.1325.interned in Camps L1/L6/357. He was awarded the George Medal for saving the life of his navigator A.B.Grainger from Newcastle. Anyone know of him? Submitted by: R. Walsham

Submitted by: Wally Walsham
Somerset, UK
07/04/12
Email: rwalsham@onetel.com

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Enjoying the posts from Francie Pammy Young and far flung relatives. He is my uncle, and could always manage to fool you with his stories. "Jeannie wae the widdin bum" springs to mind! Keep the stories and the history coming!xxx

Submitted by: Lorraine White
Glasgow, Scotland
05/04/12
Email: Lorrainewhite60@hotmail.co.uk

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I grew up on Gemmel Street, to Martha Boland and Danny Cuthbert. Would like to contact others. Anne

Submitted by: Annie McCorriston
British Columbia, Canada
03/04/12
Email: ak56656@gmail.com

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Seems to me there is a noise stirring up again over our content, peaceful forum, its been great reading on here for ages, sadly to say people its only happened since the man himself came back on here imposing himself around as usual, " Can we have our Baw back " in other words can we have our forum back to peaceful harmony as it was Please. Be happy in Oz and leave us Glaswegians alone. Billy.

Submitted by: Billy Malcom
Glasgow, Scotland
03/04/12
Email: Not Supplied

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Talking about Lithuanians, we had a lad in our class in St Francis, 1944 ish, by the name of Jan Grubic (It was pronounced Grubitch). Wonder what became of him.

Submitted by: Davie Graham
Edmonton, Canada
01/04/12
Email: mcscrum@telus.net

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To Jimmy Boyle, back a few years. I blamed you how my brother, James Hayes, known as gabby ended up in prison all his days because he hung about with you. I take it back. I'm sorry nobody could make my brother do things he didn't want to do then or now. I'm 65 fit & healthy, my brother 68, the prison life has took its toll, he's not very healthy with all the beating in prison

Submitted by: Robin Hayes
Manchester, England
01/04/12
Email: bombpipe@hotmail.co.uk

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