Glaswegians from Glasgow, Mancunians from Manchester...

[Duck]

Forgot to add .... Brandane , a person born on the Isle of Bute

I've not heard my best lady friend called that before

Simon

[RJ_Paton]

Forgot to add .... Brandane , a person born on the Isle of Bute

I've not heard my best lady friend called that before

Simon

Its an old name not often used off the island

[daval57]

Forgot to add .... Brandane , a person born on the Isle of Bute

I've not heard my best lady friend called that before

Simon

Its an old name not often used off the island

Any idea of the history of that Falkyrn?

[RJ_Paton]

No idea.

My wife is from there and that is where I first heard it used .... one explanation I was given referred it back to the viking days and their occupation of the island but there doesn't seem to be any actual evidence to back up that claim.

[daval57]

Had to look.
First hit I got on Google was Brandane FC.

"Even after all these years the most asked question about the club is why Brandane? Brandane is the name given to indigenous people of Rothesay. Historically Brandanes were warriors or soldiers who formed a private bodyguard for King Robert II in 1372. The original name is thought to have come from a saint of the Old Celtic Church. There is still a St Brendan's Church on the island."

Sounds good to me.  My only reservation is the reference to Rothesay.  As you know, most folk refer to the whole of the island as Rothesay.  Must investigate further.

Incidentally Falkyrn, you mentioned a few posts ago "according to the book".  Was that just an expression or were you quoting from something?

Dave

[Aussie Karrob]

Wonderful reading in here 

wini is a Banana Bender and didnt mention that we New South Welsh people refer to our Victorian neighbours as Mexicans.  Think its because they are south of us here in NSW.  They speak a different English idiom, play very different football more akin to aerial ping pong, and have bloomin confusing rules for right turns at inner city traffic lights and cant play tennis, cricket or soccer without a roof over the stadium    Our Mexicans would have us believe that they are toughies 

Folk from our Northern Territory are "Territorians"

What do you call your NSW neighbours wini??   

Robert

[wini]

Robert,

Bad news for you. You are Mexicans to us and of course your Rugby League side is the "Cockroaches"

wini

[RJ_Paton]

Was that just an expression or were you quoting from something?

I was quoting from the book by Ian Black
"Edinbuggers and Weegies"  ...... the 2nd quote was a direct quotation from the publicity material for the book
Black & White Publishing

The quote actually continues

So we have the Far East, the Wild West and an apparently unbridgeable gulf in between, usually called Falkirk.

[Gadget]

Neither of you have mentioned Teuchtars