The Bard and the Bhoys by John McGill
My thanks to Quoyloo legend John McGill, teacher, writer and raconteur, for bringing his wry humour to the blog with a tale of mischief from George Mackay Brown. The Bard and the Bhoys Alas, poor Babs. In an act of kindness to the rookie blogger, she gives him leave to expatiate on any topic that takes his fancy. In case that might be a bit daunting, she offers a short list of possibilities, all of them quite enticing, finishing with ‘ even Celtic FC, if you must ’ Well, here’s the bad news, Babs – I must . This is a story about Glasgow Celtic. It is also a story about our famous Stromness poet, dramatist and storyteller, George Mackay Brown, to whom I send felicitations in this hi...