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Came across this map dating from 1800. Amazing how some names of the area have changed.

Bellahouston was BillyHouston

Ibrox was Eye Broke (broke maybe meaning Brook/Burn?)

Broomloan.......... stays!

Are there any historians who can explain what some of the older names meant please?

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1 minute ago, 35 Yard Dangerman said:

Not being sarcastic but that might be the most interesting picture I've ever seen on here.

I take it @born a blue nose hasn’t Pm’d his dick pic yet?

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54 minutes ago, East Enclosure Row N said:

Came across this map dating from 1800. Amazing how some names of the area have changed.

Bellahouston was BillyHouston

Ibrox was Eye Broke (broke maybe meaning Brook/Burn?)

Broomloan.......... stays!

Are there any historians who can explain what some of the older names meant please?

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Ibrox is gaelic for badgers sett i'm sure🤔

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1 hour ago, East Enclosure Row N said:

Came across this map dating from 1800. Amazing how some names of the area have changed.

Bellahouston was BillyHouston

Ibrox was Eye Broke (broke maybe meaning Brook/Burn?)

Broomloan.......... stays!

Are there any historians who can explain what some of the older names meant please?

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The name Ibrox comes from the Gaelic for 'badger's set'.

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1 hour ago, Nameless Ghoul said:

Ibrox is gaelic for badgers sett i'm sure🤔

Indeed, it is. Had we started there maybe we'd play in black and white. 😁

The bit labelled 'EyeBroke' has been known as Ibrox for a long, long time. Which makes me think whoever made the map is at it ('EyeBroke' = always broke?, as per 'aye ready') 

The other thing that makes me think it's doctored is that it's Bellyhouston on old maps, not Billy. Tims at work.

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39 minutes ago, Inigo said:

Indeed, it is. Had we started there maybe we'd play in black and white. 😁

The bit labelled 'EyeBroke' has been known as Ibrox for a long, long time. Which makes me think whoever made the map is at it ('EyeBroke' = always broke?, as per 'eye ready') 

The other thing that makes me think it's doctored is that it's Bellyhouston on old maps, not Billy. Tims at work.

There still is a bellahouston right next to it. 

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Just now, cr3_bear said:

There still is a bellahouston right next to it. 

Think there were actually two references  right next to each other on old maps mate. But it was Bellyhouston and Old Bellyhouston. 

I know cause I live nearby so I've had a rummage for maps before out of interest.

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2 minutes ago, CoopsLaud said:

I was told by an old glasgow boy that a part of glasgow used to be called egypt. Dont think this was that long ago going by what he said. He stayed out eastend way I think and iirc it was out that way he said it was.

It’s in Tollcross

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2 hours ago, East Enclosure Row N said:

Came across this map dating from 1800. Amazing how some names of the area have changed.

Bellahouston was BillyHouston

Ibrox was Eye Broke (broke maybe meaning Brook/Burn?)

Broomloan.......... stays!

Are there any historians who can explain what some of the older names meant please?

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It was broke as we are skint. Admin 2 HWG

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