Govan to me as a 7 year old was a big place. In those days parents didnt take you around and I was always out and about with my pals. We lived at 161 Broomloan Road (marked 1), which was
Growing up in Govan
Govan History
Govan was once a small fishing village on the edge of the Clyde, but became a worldwide centre for heavy engineering (and shipbuilding in particular) in the 19th and 20th centuries.Govan (/ˈɡʌvən/ GUV-ən; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a’ Ghobhainn) is a
Govan
Govan seems to have been the destination of choice for Kilkie family members who moved out of the Gorbals in the late 1950s. It is also possible that the Kilkies were following work to the then successful shipyards. Streets that
Lawmoor Street
The Gorbals area of Glasgow was one of the central areas of Glasgow for Kilkie and other Irish immigrants. As with most such areas it had cheap housing and nearby occupations. The first Kilkie residence in the Gorbals was South
Gorbals
The Gorbals (Scottish Gaelic: Gort a’ Bhaile) is an area on the south bank of the River Clyde in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. By the late 19th century, it had become over-populated and adversely affected by local industrialisation. Many people
Glasgow
After Derry, Glasgow is the most connected city for the Kilkie family. Of the 300 known Kilkie family members more than 240 lived or were born in or near Glasgow. Within Glasgow itself there are two main districts which are
Lismacarol
This is a “townland” outside Derry City, just North off the A6. The modern day village consists of a few cottages, farms and barns. The historical village was probably even smaller than this. All of the James Kilkie (1846) clan can
Winkles for tea
Whilst her husband Jimmy was at work Fairfields shipyards, and the weans were just growing up Ruby Kilkie needed a job to supplement their income, but needed it to fit in with the nursery and St Saviour’s primary school that
Police emergency
When my brother Bernie Kilkie was born in May 1961 it was a event that caused great celebration in our house. He was born at 1301 Govan Road (The Southern General Hospital) as were many Kilkies and then came back
On the buses
One of my favourite family stories was about my Grandad Bernard McKeever Halliday. The story goes that when he was a bus conductor on the Corporation buses after the war he got fed up with the driver starting the buses
Joining of the Kilkie clans
One of the problems with Family history for familes from Northern Ireland is that official sources are rare, particularly when you approach the beginning of the 19th century.One of the main aims of this family research is to join the
Gone fishing
This wee story is for my cousins in the Docherty families, the real fishermen in the Kilkie clan. Unlike some game fishermen I know, I was able to go fishing every weekend after only a short walk from our house
Glen Cinema disaster
In the afternoon of 31 December 1929, during a children’s matinee, a freshly shown film was put in its metal can, in the spool room, where it began to issue thick black smoke. Nitrocellulose film, as used at this time,
Fight for a lost dad
The son of a war casualty is fighting for his father’s name to be included on a memorial – more than 60 years after his death.Tom Kilkie’s family were devastated when dad James was omitted from a plaque dedicated to
Christmas at Lewis’s
Some of my favourite childhood memories were our annual outings to Santa’s Grotto in Lewis’s store in Argyle St, Glasgow. We always went on 8th December as it was a holiday of obligation and in those days Catholics had a
Brian met Subo
Brian (Robertson) bumped into Susan Boyle this week in Buchanan St, Glasgow. She was launching the Poppy Appeal for 2012. She was happy to pose for a photo. They were even wearing matching colours!! Robbie Kilkie