"Who Do You Think You Are", Series 14: #6 Lulu

[Citizen Smith]

I confess that when she said something like "It makes me so angry", I wanted the historian to say, "Does it make you want to shout?"

 

[Skoosh]

Anent the Springburn locomotive works, the fact that tradesmen were largely Protestant was due to apprentices being taken in "by the hand!" i.e, their fathers/brothers were tradesmen there before them. This was general in the railway workshops until recent times. 

Skoosh.

[Rosinish]

It's repeated on Wednesday at 23:45 (25 mins later in Northern Ireland).

Thanks KG, Looking forward to it!

The "mixed" relationship of Hugh and Helen would have been truly shocking to both Catholic and Protestant families , friends & neighbours in 1920s Glasgow. With his poor work record,  scar and offending/ prison time, Hugh was hardly an ideal catch.

Oh yes Looby......A crime worse than murder that would have been so I guess it's a true saying, 'Love conquers all' 

Annie

[Gillg]

In north Lancashire people used to say "She/he turned, you know" when one partner in a mixed Protestant/Roman Catholic marriage changed to the other's Church.  Usually it would be the Catholic partner's Church which would perform the marriage ceremony, the Protestant partner having had to sign a document promising not to marry again in a Protestant church or have another civil ceremony.  He/she would also have to promise to bring up any children as Catholic. To avoid this people would get married in a registry office, but of course this would not be recognised by the RC Church. 

[Skoosh]

Glasgow expression. "He/she jumped the dyke!" 

Skoosh.

[KGarrad]

Glasgow expression. "He/she jumped the dyke!" 

Skoosh.

Possibly from the Dutch?
In English we say "jumped out of the frying-pan into the fire".
The Dutch equivalent is "to jump over the dyke into the sea"!

[lisalucie]

  He/she would also have to promise to bring up any children as Catholic. To avoid this people would get married in a registry office, but of course this would not be recognised by the RC Church.

My husband had to do this when we got married, only 5 years ago! (mixed marriage lol)

I enjoyed this episode actually even though I'm not a fan of lulu normally. I'll even forgive her tears as it was actually about her mother - not a distant ancestor who she had never heard of until 3 hours ago.

Lisa