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Here’s the bird that never flew; Here’s the tree that never grew; Here’s the fish that never swam; Here’s the bell that never rang. “Glasgow is a magnificent city,” said McAlpin. “Why do we hardly ever notice that?” “Because nobody imagines living here… think of Florence, Paris, London, New York. Nobody visiting them for the first time is a stranger because he’s already visited them in paintings, novels, history books and films. But if a city hasn’t been used by an artist not even the inhabitants live there imaginatively.” The Scots (originally Irish, but by now Scotch) were at this time inhabiting Ireland, having driven the Irish (Picts) out of Scotland; while the Picts (originally Scots) were now Irish (living in brackets) and vice versa. It is essential to keep these distinctions clearly in mind (and verce visa). Most schools were still segregated by faith as recently as the ’80s. The Catholic school system is still going strong (half of Glasgow schools, compared to 16% of all Scot

Here’s the bird that never flew; Here’s the tree that never grew; Here’s the fish that never swam; Here’s the bell that never rang. ― superficially apocalyptic motto of Glasgow “Glasgow is a magnificent city,” said McAlpin. “Why do we hardly ever notice that?” “Because nobody imagines living here… think of Florence, Paris, London, New York. Nobody visiting them for the first time is a stranger because he’s already visited them in paintings, novels, history books and films. But if a city hasn’t been used by an artist not even the inhabitants live there imaginatively.” ― Alasdair Gray, who mostl

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