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Burns Chronicle 1992 Robert BurnsLimited World Federation Limited www.rbwf.org.uk 1992 The digital conversion of this Burns Chronicle was sponsored by Fauldhouse and Crofthead Burns Club The digital conversion service was provided by DDSR Document Scanning by permission of the Robert Burns World Federation Limited to whom all Copyright title belongs. www.DDSR.com BURNS CHRONICLE INCORPORATING "THE BURNSIAN" THE CENTENARY - ISSUE 1892-1992 Official Publication of The Burns Federation VOLUME 2 (NEW SERIES) AUGUST 1992 NUMBER 1 PRICE: £1.70 SETTLE'S INCREDIBLE FOLLY NOW OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 320 YEARS TELEPHONE: 072 823020 COME AND SEE:- THE UNIQUE BURNS PANELLING On the top landing, carved from English Oak by a local resident are 34 panels depicting scenes from the works of Robert Burns. The titles range from Nanse Tinnock, To a Haggis, Blythe Was She, The Vision, Auld Lang Syne, John Anderson My Jo, Duncan Gray, Highland Mary, etc. etc. * VISIT THE LARGE ANTIQUES CENTRE ON THE GROUND FLOOR * One of the most magnificent yet most curious houses in Yorkshire stonds near the Market Place in Settle, by the side of the old rood to Airton and Kirkby Melhorn. Built between 1675 and 1679, the house was originally called Tonner House and, more recently, Tonner Holl. Locally it hos always been known as ''The Folly". How and why it come to be so called will forever remain a mystery, but there is no lock of theories. The expense of the construction and the variety and flippancy of the ornament hove been suggested, but are not really convincing in themselves. It was also said that Thomas Preston bankrupted himself by building it, and that he was unable to complete the house. The first of these ideas is obviously untrue because Preston owned the house until 1703. As for its supposed lock of completeness it is virtually impossible to imagine that anything else could hove been added, either inside or out. The Folly is quite obviously something special as a residence, too, for it hos hod only four owners in its lifetime of over 300 years. The present owner lives on the premises. ADMISSION CHARGES AND OPENING TIMES OPEN FROM EASTER UNTIL 31 st OCTOBER FROM 10.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY ONLY. ADMISSION: ADULTS £1 CHILDREN UNDER 16 75p THE FOLLY, SETILE, NORTH YORKSHIRE. BD24 9EY. (SETILE IS SITUATED ON THE A65 SKIPTON ·KENDAL ROAD) BURNS CHRONICLE IN CORPORATING "THE BURNSIAN" NUMBER L Contents AUGUST Donlad R. Urquhart ............................... Page 3 1992 Comment ...... .. ................................................. 3 David Sillar (Dainty Davie) .. ..... .. ....... ......... ... 4 Robert Burns and the Highlands ................... 6 Robert Burns and Religion ........................... 13 A Talk with Burns' Grandson ...................... 16 The Globe Inn, Dumfries ............................. 18 The Theatre Royal, Dumfries ...................... 20 The Opinion Page ......................................... 24 Obituary - Mrs. Elizabeth Kirkland ............. 25 John Richmond .............................................. 26 Editor: PETER]. WES1WOOD 28 Stranka Avenue, Paisley, PA2 9DW Tel: 041-887-4777 Editorial Consultant: Professor RAYMOND GRANT University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. Advertising: JAMES GIBSON Craigowan Cottage, 28 Brewlands Road, Symington, Ayrshire. Tel: 0563-830312 The Burns Federation does not accept any responsibility for statements made or opinions expressed in the Burns Chronicle or The Bumsian. Contributors are responsible for articles signed by them; the Editor is responsible for articles initialed or signed by him, as well as for those unsigned. Articles, photographs, items for review and all correspondence should be addressed and forwarded to the Editor at the above address. Articles offered should be in typescript with dou hie spacing and on the one side of the sheet. A stamped addressed envelope should be forwarded for return of articles and photographs. © BURNS FEDERATION 1 DONALD R. URQUHARf, B.Sc., C.Eng., M.I.C.E., F.R.T.P.I. PRESIDENT THE BURNS FEDERATION Donald R Urquhart, born in Dumfries in 1938 was educated at Dumfries Academy and after spending 2 years in coal mining engineering he studied civil engineering, graduating in 1962 at the Royal College of Science and Technology, Glasgow (Now Strathclyde University). Married to his wife Mary in 1961 he has been fortunate until this present day having worked solely in Dumfries, firstly, with Dumfries County Council Roads and Bridges Department and on moving to the Town Council rose to the position of Burgh Surveyor and Planning Officer. During this period Donald was responsible for the maintenance of Bums House, the Mausoleum and Statue and involved in the establishment of the Bums Heritage Trail. In 1975 joined Dumfries and Galloway Regional Council as Depute Director of Physical Planning prior to opting for early retirement after 30 years in local government. Donald is currently involved in the management of the well-known sandstone business of Baird and Stevenson, Locharbriggs Quarry where he isa director of the company. Donald and Mary (Well-known in her own right within the Bums movement, and a regular contributor to this magazine) have a daughter and 2 sons one of whom is married. Amongst the many senior positions held within the Bums movement Donald has been President of Dumfries Bums Howff Club, Secretary of the Southern Scottish Counties Bums Association, Vice-President of the Can-Du Bums Club and a member of the Bums Federation Executive and currently World President of The Bums Federation. Apart from his work forthe Burns Federation, Donald finds time to be a member ofNithsdale District Council and his extensive knowledge of Robert Burns and Dumfries leads to many invitations to participate in a variety of functions related to the Poet. In between all these activities Donald manages to play the occasional game of golf. COMMENT This issue is the first of the Second Volume (New Series) of the BURNS CHRONICLE and it gives me satisfaction to report that the magazine is now on a sound footing, and from an accounting point of view in the black. While accepting the fact that the quantity printed for Volume One was limited, all four issues were sold out. We apologise for those who did not manage to get all four of the first issue, but emphasise how important it is to subscribe to the magazine. We are no longer in a position to print copies on the spec that they may or may not be purchased. Owing to careful budgeting and without reducing the quality or content of the magazine, we are pleased to announce that there will be no price increase for any of the four issues of Volume two. I would stress however that if we are to keep up to the present standard and what is more important increase pagination, further subscribers are necessary. I appeal to members and clubs to encourage others to take out an annual subscription. Remember, it is your magazine and only by subscribing and contributing editorially can the publication go from strength to strength. BI-CENTENARY FUND Burnsians at home and particularly overseas can help swell the Federation's Bi-Centenary Fund by collecting used foreign postage stamps. The used stamps will eventually be sold to collectors with the proceeds going towards the Fund. The stamps should be sent to myself at the following address - 28 StrankaAvenue, Paisley. PA2 9DW, Scotland. All contributions will be acknowledged in this magazine. The following have so far sent stamps for the Fund:- Mrs. Outi Pickering, Finland. Charles Wilson, South Africa. Urs Kalberer of the Swiss Burns Society. I particularly liked the quotation from Mrs. Pickering which she enclosed with the used stamps 'That I for poor auld Scotland's sake, some useful plan, or book could make, or SEND A STAMP at least. ..". The Editor 3 DAVID SILIAR; (DAIN1Y DAVIE) by Felix Todd David Sillar was the third son of Patrick Sillar, Farmer, Spittalside, near Tarbolton, and was born there in 1760, being thus a year younger than Bums. The two cronies had many things in common and in a copy of the Epistle To Davie, in the poet's handwriting, dated January 1785, he described Sillar as his "Brother, Poet, Ploughman and Fiddler". Though like Bums he started work on the farm, helping his father and brothers, first as a herd and afterwards as a ploughman, by a course of private study he qualified to undertake the duties of interim teacher at the Parish School. When a vacancy occurred after he had been teaching a month or two, he offered himself as a candidate for the post. He was not successful however, as John Wilson "Jock Hombook o' the Clachan" was preferred and appointed to the post. Sillar opened a school ofhis own at Commonside in the same parish, but had to abandon it from lack of support. Sillar only attended the parish school, but seems to have been possessed of an intelligence above the average young man of his day. In his poem "Epistle to the Critics" Sillar writes :- "Then know when I these pieces made, Was toiling for my daily bread; A scanty learning I enjoy'd, Sae judge how I hae it employ'd. I gat some learin' at the flail, And some I catch'd at the plough-tail; Amang the brutes I own I'm bred, Since herdin' was my native trade." Among other things Sillar and Burns had in common, was their love of music. Both played the fiddle, and it was just at the time when they became acquainted-when Bums was 22 years of age-that the latter began to teach himself the instrument. Sillar was doubtless responsible for his beginning to make his "elbuckjink and diddle". It must have been a source of inward satisfaction to Sillar to know that this was the only accomplishment in which he excelled Bums, for he was the better fiddler of the two.
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