Glasgow Jiggin'

[wini]

Thanks Davie.

Sorry about the weather.

It's 38 degrees here today in the centre of Queensland. 21 overnight and a long time to go before it cools down

wini

[jeremy.coker]

Just on the chance after hearing talk about 'old' places in Glasgow
does anyone remember a Glasgow pub called "the shop" or just "shop pub"

My grandad used to run it many years ago and had a daughter ... who must be now 60+ anyways it would be good to hear
if anyone remembers / knows any one this (oh, my grandfathers names was (is) Thomas Arthur Carpenter Kerr)..



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[Davie]

Davie is the "Saracen Head" still in the Gallowgate?

Hi Wini,
The Sarry heid is still ther.
As fawr as um aware it only opens at the week-ends nooadays.
An Irish theme pub, weyoot the theme.
If oor David ever gets the taxi fare gethered the gither and takes his tape recorder tae try an' get some Glesga banter, he kin forget it.
It is his Erse he will need tae be mindin'.
An' before some members get ther' underwear in a fankle.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erse

Have pitt a pic of the boozers and wan o' the Barraland in the Gallery.

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-933

http://talkingscot.com/gallery/displayi ... p?pos=-934

Jeremy:
Oan the topic of "shop" regarding a pub in Glasgow.
This could have been a joke, as in tellin the weans you were going to the shop rather than the boozers.
In several areas in Scotland, if there wur only two pubs in the vicinity, one could be referred to as the big shoap, the ither the wee shoap.
Jist a thocht
Davie

url's added by Marilyn

[DavidWW]

And then there's the pub in Glasgow with the name "The Office" so that someone can phone home to their spouse and say truthfully, "Sorry, dear, but I'm going to be late at the office" !

David

[Merlot]

There used to be a pub in Parkhead called "The Daft Shoap" , I've no idea if that was the real name or not or whether it referred to the clientele or the owners.

Merlot

[Davie]

Then yeese huv the Doctor's.
Fawr thaem o' a different persuasion frae the Sarry-heid troops.

http://www.subcrawl.co.uk/kinning.htm

Davie

[wini]

I have never been there but my husband tells me that is where they used to head for the strongest Cider in Scotland.
Probably imagination from nearly fifty years ago.
Especially since he wasn't much of a drinker. He is actually a disgrace to the Scottish Race. Doesn't like Whisky, or beer or any other alcoholic drink for that matter.
Maybe the sarry heid put him off for life.

wini