“There iss not a port I am not acquent with from the Tail of the Bank to Cairndow, where they keep the two New Years”

—Captain Para Handy, in “A Lost Man” by Neil Munro (1863–1930)

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#Scottish #literature #20thcentury #humour #ParaHandy #Highlands #Hebrides

The Vital Spark by George Wyllie in the grounds of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. A reminder of the days of Clyde Puffers and Neil Munro's Para Handy books.

#glasgow #publicart #sculpture #kelvingroveartgalleryandmuseum #kelvingroveartgallery #vitalspark #parahandy #thevitalspark #clydepuffers

@LordWoolamaloo
The Vital Spark (or at least one of them - there appears to be at least two) was, and may still be, laid up at the Crinan end of the Crinan Canal.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/4thies/5221774682
#Scotland #Crinan #VitalSpark #ParaHandy #MajesticLine

"More steam, MacPhail, you blaggard!"

Monument celebrating the wonderful Clyde Puffer, as seen in Para Handy, by the canal marina at Kirkintilloch. Many were built & launched from this spot, one upon a time.

#Glasgow #History #photography #ship #boat #bateau #Kirkintilloch #ForthAndClydeCanal #ClydePuffer #ParaHandy #VitalSpark

For lovers of the #ParaHandy stories here is a belter from the same author Neil Munro. Written in 1922 he wryly speculates on traffic congestion 20 years hence in 1942. He doesn't like what he sees. Funny and presentient. #cycling #traffic #Glasgow #pedestrians #Scots
https://glasgowcycleman.wordpress.com/2018/09/06/glasgow-in-1942/

Taken this day, 2013, the Vital Spark in the snow https://www.flickr.com/photos/woolamaloo_gazette/8542272645/in/photostream/

Actually it's the Maryhill, a working, scale version of the classic Clyde Puffer, many of which were built & launched near this spot in #Kirkintilloch

#Glasgow #photography #Scotland #Ecosse #KirkintillochMarina #ForthAndClydeCanal #dock #marina #boat #ship #ClydePuffer#VitalSpark #ParaHandy #snow #neiger