The Famine Irish in Glasgow

[@jimmcquade7956]

Sir Tom. Thank you for sharing your family history and the Famine Irish in Glasgow. By chance you echo my family history, the originated from Tyrone and in 1865 moved to Carfin and later to Bothwell. The male members of the family were coal miners which in turn led to a move to High Blantyre and Dixons Mine and lived in Dixons rows. Bare earth floor and outside toilet. They also had other own property in Camlachie where they lived when the miners went on strike. My father and his father lived in Halfway Cambuslang and both worked in the pits. Once again I thank you for giving me an insight to how the Irish came to move to West Scotland.

[@jacqueline4905]

My great grandmother was fae Camlachie

[@jacqueline4905]

Great grandmother from Camlachie. 2nd post

[@keithloughrin6981]

My family are from Clonoe in Tyrone. They ended up in Cleland and then moved to New Stevenston

[@TheBrianBollen]

My wife and I both found this programme very interesting, not least because it told us one or two things we hadn't heard before.

[@tomkeenan1345]

Thank you for this. My family history reflects much of what you have described. I recently travelled to Strokestown House Famine Museum while researching my Irish Famine (An Gorta Mor) descendants. Many on my ancestors arrived on these shores from 1847 to 1851 to settle in Blantyre and Hamilton and to work in the pits. I had family too in the Calton in Green Street. I have Keenans, Murphys, Higginses, Callaghans, McGhees, McKees, Girvans, McArvilles, Burns, Morans, Rooneys, all with a common link they all arrived in the famine years, many coming from C Down (Drumore, Killkeel, Killyleagh), C Tyrone, C Monaghan (Keady and Newbliss), C Galway (Carrowpadden), C Longford (Ardagh). I travelled to these places to 'walk in their footsteps'. The Fields of Athenry really were lonely when they left (over a million of them) leaving many dead (a million). God bless them.

[@jacqueline4905]

Another great grandmother came fae Cork❤

[@jacqueline4905]

Girvan in mine too. Hughes, Quigley and macs

[@MoMaryR]

Really interesting. My family also from Co. Cavan, settled in Glasgow. Your family's cottage is a wonderful painting. Thanks for posting this video.

[@tomcolvin8199]

Thanks for your history video, I am from Glasgow of Irish Catholic heritage.

[@tomcolvin8199]

@@steelydanlover1972 Hi Peter, on my mother's side they were from Cork area and father's side they were from Donegal, l think a lot of the Irish immigrants back in 1800s time period to Glasgow were from Donegal. The Colvin name came from Campbeltown big whiskey area😁

[@patsyballantyne9886]

@@tomcolvin8199 yes my Grandpas parents came over from Donegal to live in Glasgow.

[@tomcolvin8199]

@@patsyballantyne9886 Thanks for reply, yes my father's side Davitt were from Donegal and my mother's side Healy came from cork. Also have Scottish from Campbelltown and English on mother's side from Bolton were they came to Glasgow from working on railways.

[@elayneyoung1837]

My ancestors came to Glasgow.. some were born in co down, Belfast, and younger ones born in Scotland...they lived at calton and worked in the textile mills. ... Gt gt grandma died of dysentry ..

[@billathighwoods4289]

Wonderful history lesson, sorry to say, the music is very annoying

[@norbertholstein2604]

Very interesting.

[@DarrenCarrie]

God bless Ireland 🇮🇪 ☘️🇮🇪🕊✝️🌹

[@gavinlaird85]

brilliant 👍

[@roderickscott7429]

Did Celtic not pinch most of the Hibs players when starting up ?

[@chrissydidit811]

about 4 according to the book "The Celtic" the gathering storm

[@andrewheaney6858]

@@chrissydidit811 No they signed them as the Club began , no stealing or kidnapping involved

[@chrissydidit811]

@@andrewheaney6858 just inducements like public houses and more money

[@andrewheaney6858]

@@chrissydidit811 Aye probably, definitely enough to annoy the Hibs fans to this say Chris

[@chrissydidit811]

@@andrewheaney6858 "the Celtic"the gathering storms by Ian McCallum is a good historic record and a good read I recommend it ,cheers be well

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

Page 3 John Alexander Macdonald was born in Glasgow, Scotland, on January 11, 1815.

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

He came as a boy to Kingston, Upper Canada, and grew up to become a successful lawyer.

[@vitalgreenspace]

What is the piece of music that accompanies this please?

[@alexbowman7582]

There wasn't a famine, there was a potato blight. British soldiers took food out of Ireland to England whilst people starved to death just like on Bengal in 1943.

[@billathighwoods4289]

Soldiers were used as dockers and teamsters or pockets of blighted potatoes?

[@jacqueline4905]

Correct. So called famine in Scotland but never mentioned

[@alexwallace5486]

The famine was europe wide not just in Ireland and Scotland a bad time for all but the "irish" in glasgow still hold a terrible grudge all these years later and their hatred of fellow Scots never mind British is sickening. No one forces them to stay.

[@paulrimmer391]

This is nonsense. Britain saved the Irish through charity & welcoming the hungry to England. My family left Galway & Kerry during the Blight to settle in Liverpool. They were fed, washed & given employment. Thank you England.

[@cyclesgoff9768]

I think Sit Tom might just be a closeted Well fan.🤔

[@jacqueline4905]

Tom. You shouldn't have taken the 'sir'. Really??

[@alexwallace5486]

Same as rod stewart, billy connoly and many more. Absolute hypocrites.

[@MsMRJames-ll9dh]

The name is Celtic by the way.

[@waynewallace2583]

Give the facts without the annoying background music.

[@scottjenkins7246]

irish people from both sides of the religious divide died with the potato famine

[@420somewhereG]

Hail Hail🍀🇮🇪☘💚

[@scottjenkins7246]

what has a scottish football club got to do with the irish potato famine

[@m.k.s.7417]

Should: "ALL The [very]_Irish_ comm-unity; in Glasgow/Scotland"; be: "Reparated"; today?? (Say, for instance; for: Celtic and/or; the Hib's: to: have "Extra_Fund's!!"!?)??

[@mrsuperger5429]

Sadly, famines were not uncommon back then. Scotland also had its own famine. Celtc, however, were not formed to alleviate famine, but to maintain in Glasgow the sectarian division and tribalism found before on the island of Ireland.

[@MsMRJames-ll9dh]

And of course we know about Scotland's own famines and the Highland Clearances. Stop being so petty! No one is ignoring the victims of them. Who cause alot of that? The upper classes!