Contents
Poetry
The Poems of Thomas Thorpe
The poet Thomas Thorpe was born on 9 March, 1829 in Milton, Dunbartonshire, son of a block printer at the local works. When he was five, he moved with his […]
Revisiting Strathblane (1881) by William T McAuslane
This poem was first printed in the Lennox Herald on 10 September 1881 and was “inscribed to AP Coubrough Esq, Blanefield Printworks”. McAuslane was clearly a friend of the Coubroughs, […]
The Poetry of Murray O’Donnell
Murray O’Donnell was the embodiment of a “man o’pairts”. Panto dame, dramatist, local historian, bowler, mason, mechanic, family man and friend to those in need. The list could go on […]
Song
The Braes of Strathblane (Anon)
This is a typical “Broadside Ballad”, printed on a single sheet of cheap paper, often with a woodcut illustration, as here. They were a common form of printed material in […]
Literature
Home to Strathblane (1993) and Strathblane & Away (1996), Argyll Publishing by Helen Lillie
Helen Lillie produced historical novels, Home to Strathblane in 1993 and Strathblane & Away in 1996.
