Special Announcement - Upcoming Changes.
Hey Wee Ones. You may have noticed over the last few months that you have not been hearing as much from Cole as previously. Well, that’s because she’s decided to take a step back from doing the podcast as much. But don’t worry, she still loves the podcast and you listeners, and has said she will pop back now and again as a guest to cover the odd episode with me. So, to allow a wee reboot, March’s episodes will be previous Patreon episodes with Cole still participating in them, and then I’ll be back in April with a slightly new format. And speaking of guests, I’m hoping to be joined by some other special guests over the course of this year. That’s all for now, but I’ll share more with you towards the end of March as to what is in store for the rest of the year.
Come back here, or visit us on social media, for more information and updates.
Dawn featured on the Riddle Me That Podcast
Dawn was given the opportunity to share with Jules from Riddle Me That and her listeners our Elaine Doyle Murder episode. If you've listened to our Elaine Doyle episode already, why not check out the discussion between Dawn and Jules for even more details and insight.
Out in the Cold
Out in the Cold
Episode Summary
TRIGGER WARNING – This episode may be upsetting and does contain crimes targeting children so listener discretion is advised.
In 1868 a group of boys from Greenock in Scotland stowed away on a ship bound for Quebec in Canada, all thinking they were bound for adventure, but faced a harsher and more shocking reality they never could have expected that would leave most of them out in the cold.
- Photo illustration showing how the young Scottish stowaways were forced off the Arran and on the ice barefoot
- Ship like the Arran from The Stowaways and Other Sketches: True Tales of the Sea by John Donald
- Stowaway survivors David Brand, John Paul and James Bryson
- Greenock Stowaways Memorial
- Greenock and St George’s Bay
The boys on the ice – BBC News
Stowaways thrown off ship near N.L. remembered by descendants 150 years later | CBC News
The Arran Stowaways: graphic novel revives 150-year-old scandal | The Scotsman
04 Feb 1869 – CRUELTY TO STOWAWAYS ON THE HIGH SEAS. – Trove (nla.gov.au)
Greenock stowaways – Wikipedia
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn and Cole
Researched and Written by Peter Bull
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Snowdrops of Sadness
Snowdrops of Sadness
Episode Summary
TRIGGER WARNING – This episode may be upsetting and does contain crimes targeting children so listener discretion is advised.
As snowdrops grew signalling the start of Spring, a terrible and shocking crime would be forever synonymous with a small town in Scotland and impact not only those there but throughout the whole country.
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Sources
Dunblane school massacre | Facts & History | Britannica
The life and death of Thomas Watt Hamilton | The Independent | The Independent
Lorraine Kelly: I’ll never forget Dunblane massacre victim’s tiny handprint (thescottishsun.co.uk)
Dunblane massacre: What was the Snowdrop campaign? (thescottishsun.co.uk)
What’s in a name? Galanthus plicatus Sophie North : Grows on You
EAGLETON NOTES: The Dunblane Commemoration (galenote.blogspot.com)
Scottish Murders is a production of Cluarantonn
Hosted by Dawn and Cole
Researched and Written by Peter Bull
Produced and Edited by Dawn Young and Peter Bull
Production Company Name by Granny Robertson
Music:
Dawn of the Fairies by Derek & Brandon Fiechter
Gothic Wedding by Derek & Brandon Fiechter