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14-Oct-11, 13:00
The Caithness Arts Index (http://arts.caithness.org) has posted the following article:
The Cooper - A Poem By Isabel Salmon
The Cooper Isabel (mckay) Salmon. If ye lived ower in Poltney Toon Way back in '22 An' yer faither wis a cooper An' he wisna on ae broo Then ye can hould yir head up high An' walk wi' honest pride For ae copper wis a journeyman An expert at his trade Ae coopers they depended Upon ae fishing crew Till catch ae bonnie herring An' keep ae barrels fu' Ae fisher girls were ready Wi' gutting knife in hand To dress the silver darlings For export to a foreign land Those days are gone for ever Yet may history relate Tales of Wick in all its glory With the herring in full spate.. ... [Read Full Article (http://arts.caithness.org/article.php?id=888)]
The Cooper - A Poem By Isabel Salmon
The Cooper Isabel (mckay) Salmon. If ye lived ower in Poltney Toon Way back in '22 An' yer faither wis a cooper An' he wisna on ae broo Then ye can hould yir head up high An' walk wi' honest pride For ae copper wis a journeyman An expert at his trade Ae coopers they depended Upon ae fishing crew Till catch ae bonnie herring An' keep ae barrels fu' Ae fisher girls were ready Wi' gutting knife in hand To dress the silver darlings For export to a foreign land Those days are gone for ever Yet may history relate Tales of Wick in all its glory With the herring in full spate.. ... [Read Full Article (http://arts.caithness.org/article.php?id=888)]