Robert Tannahill
Born 3rd June 1774
200th Anniversary
Marking The Death of Robert Tannahill
Died 17th May1810
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The Braes o' Balquidder
Thou Bonnie Wood o' Craigielee
The Harper of Mull
Acknowledgment and Thanks to Sam Monaghan;
for songs and Lyrics from the Tannahill Songbook
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Thou bonnie wood o' Craigielee,
Thou bonnie wood o' Craigielee
Near thee I pass'd life's early day'
An' won my Mary's heart in thee.
This Quaint thatched cottage,was the Tannahills' family home of Robert Tannahill lived in the cottage till he died in 17th May1810.
In 1775, James Tannahill acquired Bailie Slater's steading in Queen Street and erected upon it a one-storey thatched cottage with a passage through the centre, the north side being occupied as a dwelling-house and the south side as a four-loom weaving shop.
James Tannahill was a very accurate individual and he kept an account of the whole cost of the building which has been preserved in his memorandum or note pocketbook to the present day.The building of the house was one of the important acts in the life of James Tannahill the house was built at a cost of £60 16s /4d.
Tannahill Cottage Burns Club
The Burns Club hold their meetings here Paisley Burns Club was founded on 29th January 1805.
The Paisley Burns Club was due to a few Paisley men, mainly weavers, chiefly Robert Tannahill who was appointed the club's first secretary and record the first meeting in his handwriting constitute. The first minute book on which rests the club's claim to be the worlds oldest formally constituted Burns Club. The Tannahill Macdonald Club was founded in 1874 and still hold their meetings here in the cottage
Tannahill Cottage Fire Sadly,during the night of June 6th,
2003.The cottage and its contents were destroyed by fire.
The fire was thought to have been caused by an electrical fault.Fortunately the resident caretaker and his family escaped unhurt.Years of memorabilia, paintings and artifacts were destroyed. In 2005 the cottages was fully restored and reopen.
Tannahill cottage after the fire can you see the ghost of Tannahill
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Members of the Tannahill Macdonald Club Tannahill Macdonald Club on the Gleniffer Braes. Paying tribute to Hugh Macdonald, at the Bonnie Wee Well.
THE BONNIE WEE WELL
The bonnie wee well on the breist o’ the brae,
That skinkles sae cauld in the sweet smile o’ day,
And croons a laigh sang a’ to pleasure itsel’
As it jinks ‘neath the breckan and genty blue-bell.
The bonnie wee well on the breist o’ the brae
Seems an image to me o’ a bairnie at play;
For it springs free the yird wi’ a flicker o’ glee,
And it kisses the flowers, while its ripple they pree.
The bonnie wee well on the breist o’ the brae
Wins blessings on blessings fu’ monie ilk day;
For the wayworn and wearie aft rest by its side,
And man, wife, and wean a’ are richly supplied.
The bonnie wee well on the breist o’ the brae,
Where the hare steals to drink in the gloamin’ sae gray,
Where the wild moorlan’ birds dip their nebs and tak’ wing,
And the lark weets his whistle ere mounting to sing.
Thou bonnie wee well on the breist o’ the brae,
My memory aft haunts thee by nicht and by day;
For the friends I ha’e loved In the years that are gane
Ha'e knelt by thy brim, and thy gush ha’e parta’en.
Thou bonnie wee well on the breist o’ the brae,
While I stoop to thy bosom, my thirst to allay,
I will drink to the loved ones who come back nae mair,
And my tears will but hallow thy bosom sae fair.
Thou bonnie wee well on the breist o’ the brae,
My blessing rests with thee, wherever I stray;
In joy and in sorrow, in sunshine and gloom,
I will dream of thy beauty, thy freshness and bloom.
In the depths of the city, midst turnmoil and noise,
I’ll oft hear with rapture thy lone trickling voice,
While fancy takes wing to thy rich fringe of green,
And quaffs thy cool waters in noon’s gowden sheen.