David Gray, the Kirkintilloch poet, was born in the town in 1838 and died there in 1861. He studied at the University of Glasgow and then worked in London for a short time before illness forced him to return home.
In his talk, David McVey will discuss the evidence for what is known about the poet using Gray's own body of work, other people's writings and the memorials in the landscape, including his headstone and tablet in the Auld Aisle.
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| David Gray, 1838-61. |
David McVey has worked mostly in education for the last 30 years, mainly at what is now the University of the West of Scotland, and, since 2014, has lectured part time at New College Lanarkshire. As a writer he has published over 120 short stories and a great deal of non-fiction that focuses on history and the outdoors.
The meeting will be held in the Park Centre, 45 Kerr Street, Kirkintilloch, G66 1LF at 7.30 pm.. The annual membership subscription is £10; visitors are welcome at all of the Society's evening events but a donation of £3 is normally requested.
