an old cynic's view

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Sunday 13 February 2011: Found this in a churchyard

Captain William Buchanan who came from Dumbarton
He was a rich man who made his fortune taking the working classes
"doon the watter furra fair"
Which in English means sailing down the River Clyde on a day trip during the annual shut down of the shipyards in July every year
Campbell

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