Carradale

[GarySutherland]

Would that be these waterfalls, Witchy?


Cheers
Gary

[witchnettle]

the exact ones gary 'cept mine were bathed in sunshine, (the waterfalls, I mean). Any folklore concerning them (the waterfalls) greatly appreciated. x

[Sanyanya]

Witchnettle's posting brings back many happy memories of bathing in sunshine on our extended camping trips to the West, along the East side of the peninsula. Yes, the entire family, including the dog, would take great delight in jumping fully clothed into the pool at the base of these falls and soaking until the feeling came back into our feet and the clouded water of the burn ran clear. Much more refreshing than the Portrigh well, and less intimidating than the rocks of Balfadyen.

Then it was onward and downward with socks squelching and the colour of our clothes visible once more, as we gathered pace for the next round of tattie-howking and turnip thinning. It wouldn't be long until our woollen jerseys and tweed trousers reeked of burning willow once more.

Please enlighten me as to the inspiration for the exotic title 'witchnettle'. Is it a type of healing lotion? I'm sure that Dr Snoddy used to prescribe it on many occasions to my mother for soothing her piles. As he and the district nurse, an islander, refused to personally administer the prescription, she noticed its powerful healing properties on the tips of her fingers. None-the-less, she swore blind (and often) that it was much more effective at smoothing the wrinkles on the delicately-featured dermis of her face.

My father used to gruffly say: 'Who but me will notice whether you've applied it to your face or your posterior? We will all sleep considerably sounder in the tent, if you apply it where it was first intended!'

[GarySutherland]

the exact ones gary 'cept mine were bathed in sunshine, (the waterfalls, I mean). Any folklore concerning them (the waterfalls) greatly appreciated. x

No idea about the folklore thereabouts but you can thank JD for the photo.

Cheers
Gary

[witchnettle]

your description sanyanya (i wouldn't like to tackle your name after a few drams, i don't think i would be able to stop....Sanyanyanayanyanann..., if you see what i mean) anyway, your description, brings a tear to my eye, oh the joys of the good old days, and having seen the pool at the bottom of the waterfall i have nothing but admiration for you and your family, i was thinking that it would be a rare place for a bit of camping myself, but best check which weekend you and yours use it first, don't want to fight over the best spots, I'm curious, did you enter the pool via the top of the waterfall (did the older children help the younger children in this way, I wonder) or were you all wooses and crept in at the pool edge.
My name (happily) has nothing to do with piles (although i have heard that pile cream is great for wrinkles, but happily i haven't reached that stage of my life yet). I can't really explain about my name except to say, that like the nettle, if handled wrongly i can sting, but handled well i can be surprisingly useful... the witch part is just the devil in me........

[Bitter End]

I went to an old oak wood, and waterfalls, today up near claonaig does anyone know anything about that place and its history.

Aye thers quite e few do

[Sanyanya]

[quote="witchnettle"] I'm curious, did you enter the pool via the top of the waterfall (did the older children help the younger children in this way, I wonder) or were you all wooses and crept in at the pool edge.........quote]

If you had ever experienced the level of heat that was in the soles of our feet, you would realise that straight off the parapet of the bridge was by far the preferred option. Last in was a 'Big Jessie' and knowing Big Jessie, we always managed to splash down simultaneously.

My sister described it as being even more intense than the heat in her cheeks, having completed a set of the dashing white sergeant, an eight some reel and the Gay Gorgons with our Morenish in his prime. 'Are ye going oot?' he would say as he swept her off the dance floor!

It was a sobering moment for poor Morenish when he discovered that my grandfather kept a shotgun in the back porch.

[Ticketty Boo!]

So glad i am not required to read the postings in these pages, i find the use of our native tounge rather teedious when used in the manner, that this section of Kintyre use it. Do they think they have the right to say what they want,in the manner they say it ?. If you were to write this kind of material in say, the likes of London, you would be beheaded. As for correcting my few spelling mistakes, it would be more benificial to yourselfs to go to night classes and learn the queens own english, rather than writing posts which make about as much sence as having an ashtray on a motorbike.

Crivvens! Jings! An help ma boab! Ochone, ochone richt enough. By chove, am I not sittin doon here ma'sel oan the banks o' faither Thames richt noo an gazin furtively at the auld Queen Mary II in hur apaalin sky blue pent joab an cursin tae ma'sel at the state o'her?

I mind fine leavin Wemyss Bey onhur fur the summer hoalideys in 1974 bound fer the Toon an then catchin' the wee shoogly bus up tae Trumpton fer the ferr. Nae sooner wid we be couped aff at Doadie's shop than ma muther wid huv me sent roon tae drag John the Pole oot o' The Cruban fer tae sell us a pun o' his best mince. Twas chust sublime, an us bein' Brutain's hardy sons tae!

Take a pop????? Is that no the same name as "Huv a boatla ginger" only wi the dufferent spellin' ?

[GarySutherland]

Speaking of Troon I see from the papers that 'Mad Dog' Adair has chosen to settle there. I wonder how that's gone down with the neighbours.

http://www.sundaymail.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16337053&method=full&siteid=64736&headline=here-s-johnny--name_page.html

Cheers
Gary

[Bitter End]

Who mentioned Troon. Wemyss Bay , and aal the Clyde stations / railway piers were named by the company which owned the land . Perhaps Upper Skelmoreslie micht jist be nearer Troon, an the lassie didna mention that. Perhaps better to let sleepin dugs lie.

[GarySutherland]

Sorry, my mistake, Tickety Boo mentioned 'Toon' and I mis-read it as 'Troon'.

The old peepers are getting rheumy in my old age...

Gary

[Bitter End]

Ah hope that yu meant rummy! wi aw thet time thet ye spend in the Glen ! an thet yeve nae bin screwin rhubarb inte yer een, fur thetle really mak them rheummy!

[Bochan Mor]

Bochan mor

I thought I'd seen it all, I take it that's the S.L. in the above picture.

Big alec's taking tae the ferming big time since he moved intae the ranch. Is that him doon at the backs water trying tae show the orphans how tae plough wae a fishing boat.

My God but that man is enterprising. He'll turn a shilling at anything.

Hi bubbly, I've just been sent a picture of the big fla ploughing a furrow right enough. He was racing the yacht that's lying at anchor in the background. This site seems to be loading awfully slow tonight. I think maybe that spell that witchnettle chants at the end of every posting must be playing havoc with Davie P's server. You would have thought that she would have packed her bags after Halloween, but I suppose there's still rockets going off like maroons around the village.

[Right Pongal]

Aye, the old 'Glenmore' or 'Maidean Hearach', I mind when she was the Lilly of the Fleet...... Not our fleet right enough!

[morenish]

aye bochan a bonny picture , ye'll have more o them no doubt?
i know i'm chust an igorant crofter but it looks like the yatt wass winnin!
CN262 looks like she's been in the wars what wi them the rusty streaks,
been to fight the hun maybe?
an no him that used to live under a boat on shore road either.
as for witchnettle dont you worry aboot her, put wan o alexs tatties in yer left pocket and a lump o chucky thats been cerried roon the church twice wi the sun, in the right, keep yer hands roon both o them an ye'll be safe from her spells
it's either that or take wan o snoddys blue pills an jeest lie doon!

an it wisna me that wis dancin wi'er sanyana, mrs mornish wass chust informin me there wi the stem o her pipe for effect, that we haena been to the dancin for 15 years,it'll be me thats happy if i dont see wan for another 15, duvils music,duvils music