If anyone's interested, I found out a bit more about Alexander Anderson, the author of Bairnies Cuddle Doon. It seems he was quite a guy.
http://gerald-massey.org.uk/anderson/c_misc_1.htm
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- A'm a lass boarn an rared in Newton - that's Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland. I'm happily married with a wee baby daughter and we live with our menagerie of dogs and cats in a 200+ year-old cottage, which we've been slowly renovating and refurbishing for years. I come from a musical family, have been learning to play traditonal fiddle for a few years and am a member of a wee group called Keep 'Er Lit. Other interests include the Ulster-Scots language, history, music, culture and identity, creative writing, genealogy and local history
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Good to see your early forays into the blogging world! Anderson's writing is very good - here's a wee post I did about him back last April:
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Anderson came from Kirkconnell and Crocketford - just a wheen o miles frae Stranraer. I wonder how he came to be so popular 100 years ago in county Down? His background as a "railwayman" poet gives a certain urban cuedos too. A significant break from the rural stereotype.
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