Robert Tannahill 1774 - 1810
To Sam Monaghan for songs and Lyrics from the Tannahill Songbook
e-mail contact: s.monaghan@talk21.com
Thou bonnie wood o' Craigielee,
Thou bonnie wood o' Craigielee
Near thee I pass'd life's early day'
An' won my Mary's heart in thee.
Robert Tannahill
The home of Paisley's Poet and Songwriter Robert Tannahill. Born 1774, Died 1810. Tannahill Cottage in Queen Street Paisley This Quaint thatched cottage was the Tannahills' family home. Robert Tannahill lived in the cottage till he died in 1810. In 1775, James Tannahill acquired Bailie Slater's steading in Queen Street and erected upon it a one-storey thatched cottage with a passage through the center, the north side being occupied as a dwelling-house and the south side as a four-loom weaving shop. James Tannahill was a very accurate individual and he kept an account of the whole cost of the building which has been preserved in his memorandum or note pocketbook to the present day. The building of the house was one of the important acts in the life of James Tannahill. The house was built at a cost of £60 16s /4d.
Tannahill Cottage
The Burns Club hold their meetings here. Paisley Burns Club was founded on 29th January 1805. The Paisley Burns Club was due to a few Paisley men, mainly weavers, chiefly Robert Tannahill who was appointed the club’s first secretary. The record of the first meeting in his handwriting constitute the first minute book on which rests the club’s claim to be the worlds oldest formally constituted Burns Club. The Tannahill MacDonald club founded in 1874 also hold their meetings in the cottage.
Tannahill Macdonald Club
Tannahill Cottage Fire
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Thou Bonnie Wood o' Craigielee
Acknowledgment and Thanks
To Sam Monaghan for songs and Lyrics from the Tannahill Songbook
e-mail contact: s.monaghan@talk21.com
Thou bonnie wood o' Craigielee,
Thou bonnie wood o' Craigielee
Near thee I pass'd life's early day'
An' won my Mary's heart in thee.
Robert Tannahill
The home of Paisley's Poet and Songwriter Robert Tannahill. Born 1774, Died 1810. Tannahill Cottage in Queen Street Paisley This Quaint thatched cottage was the Tannahills' family home. Robert Tannahill lived in the cottage till he died in 1810. In 1775, James Tannahill acquired Bailie Slater's steading in Queen Street and erected upon it a one-storey thatched cottage with a passage through the center, the north side being occupied as a dwelling-house and the south side as a four-loom weaving shop. James Tannahill was a very accurate individual and he kept an account of the whole cost of the building which has been preserved in his memorandum or note pocketbook to the present day. The building of the house was one of the important acts in the life of James Tannahill. The house was built at a cost of £60 16s /4d.
Tannahill Cottage
Burns Club
The Burns Club hold their meetings here. Paisley Burns Club was founded on 29th January 1805. The Paisley Burns Club was due to a few Paisley men, mainly weavers, chiefly Robert Tannahill who was appointed the club’s first secretary. The record of the first meeting in his handwriting constitute the first minute book on which rests the club’s claim to be the worlds oldest formally constituted Burns Club. The Tannahill MacDonald club founded in 1874 also hold their meetings in the cottage.
Tannahill Macdonald Club
Tannahill Cottage Fire
Tannahill Cottage Fire Sadly, during the night of June 6th, 2003, the cottage and its contents were destroyed by fire.The fire was thought to have been caused by an electrical fault. Fortunately the resident caretaker and his family escaped unhurt.Year's of memorabilia, paintings and artifacts were destroyed. In 2005 the cottage was fully restored and reopen.
Tannahill MacDonald Club