A Fireside story.

[trinkie]

Thank you Liz....
Of course another name for chimney was ' Lum ' and now I've found a poem by Magreay called ''A Lum Fire''.
You will remember we mentioned the danger of the chimney going up! Magreay describes it admirably here - though I'll only give a verse or two...


A'm takin' in 'e milk wan morn,
A thocht A smelled smok'
A couldna see across 'e rod
An thocht 'at A wid chock.

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'So take warnan' wifies
Dinna mix coal an' peat,
Or ye'll hev a firie
'At'll heit aal 'e street.

In this poem the scene describes ' getting the bairns till safety, and thinking she was in a foreign land, wi chiels wi blackened faces runnan wi pails o' sand.
They heard the bells ringan and folk coming with axes in thur girth - rubber boots on their feet, and a general lack of mirth !

Look out for this poem in the library - it's a good 'un.

Trinkie

[Moira]

My grandfather was a member of the Fire Brigade and I distinctly remember an incident in my childhood when our chimney went on fire.

My older brother was in charge and I felt quite safe. His recollection is quite different from mine. I suspect he was bored, didn't want to look after me, didn't want to do his homework, wanted to see his grandfather........
Who knows?

[arana negra]

Thank you Liz....
Of course another name for chimney was ' Lum ' and now I've found a poem by Magreay called ''A Lum Fire''.

Trinkie

I tried googling it but no luck, any suggestions as to how I might find it.

[arana negra]

Got it thanks

[trinkie]

One of the best loved Fireside Stories has to be 'MacAllister' It's here on the Lit Page somewhere.

"Clansmen, the peats are burning bright
Gather round me in a ring
And I will tell you of the night
I danced before the King......."

It's best recited in a West Highland accent - Clansmen, the peats are purning pright etc....


Enjoy
Trinkie