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Your guide: Weegie & Grumpy Dug
Glasgow’s Coat of Arms
A tree, a bird, a fish and a bell—and four strange stories linked to the city’s patron saint.
WEE FACT!The symbols remember miracles traditionally associated with St Mungo.
★ Our city. Our stories. ★
Glasgow,
with a wee twist!
History, legends, football and music—explored by a gang who never quite agree on what happened.
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for everybody!
Why Glasgow?
Because every street has a story.
Some are ancient. Some are inspiring. Some involve a fish swallowing jewellery. Weegie Universe makes Glasgow’s history colourful, friendly and fun for the whole family.
Explore the city
Pick a story
Each member of the gang brings their own voice—and Dug brings a complaint.
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Your guide: Quackie MacDuck
Saint Mungo
Meet the sixth-century missionary remembered as Glasgow’s founder and patron saint.
WEE FACT!Glasgow Cathedral stands close to the place associated with his early church.
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Your guide: Hamish
The University of Glasgow
Founded in 1451, the university has been part of Glasgow’s story for more than five centuries.
WEE FACT!It is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world.
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Your guide: Copy Cat
The Tobacco Lords
How eighteenth-century merchants made fortunes through Glasgow’s transatlantic tobacco and sugar trade.
WEE FACT!Their wealth shaped streets and buildings, but it was tied to exploitation and slavery across the Atlantic world.
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Your guide: Weegie
The River Clyde
The river that carried ships, industry and generations of Glasgow stories.
WEE FACT!The Clyde helped Glasgow grow into one of the world’s great shipbuilding centres.
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Your guide: Hamish
The Lisbon Lions
The Celtic team that made football history by winning the European Cup in Lisbon in 1967.
WEE FACT!Every member of the winning team was born within 30 miles of Celtic Park.
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Your guide: Hamish
The First International
Scotland and England met in Glasgow for the world’s first official international football match.
WEE FACT!The match was played at Hamilton Crescent in Partick on 30 November 1872 and finished 0–0.
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Your guide: Copy Cat
The Barrowland Ballroom
A famous Glasgow dance hall and legendary gig venue beneath one of the city’s brightest signs.
WEE FACT!Its sprung dance floor has kept Glasgow moving for generations.
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Your guide: Quackie MacDuck
Billy Connolly
From the shipyards and folk clubs to stages around the world — the story of Glasgow’s Big Yin.
WEE FACT!Billy Connolly worked in the Clyde shipyards before becoming a folk musician and comedian.
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Illustrated stories
The approved illustrated Glasgow stories — tap any page to open it at full size.
STORY 01 · Weegie & the gang
Glasgow’s Coat of Arms
The tree, the bird, the fish and the bell — and the stories behind Glasgow’s famous symbols.
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STORY 02 · Quackie MacDuck
The Story of St Mungo
Quackie takes the gang back through the story of Glasgow’s founder and patron saint.
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STORY 03 · Hamish
The University of Glasgow
Hamish explores more than 570 years of learning, discovery and Glasgow history.
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STORY 04 · Copy Cat
The Tobacco Lords
How Glasgow’s tobacco merchants became wealthy — and the difficult history behind that wealth.
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STORY 05 · Weegie
The River Clyde
From nature and trade to shipbuilding, bridges and the river Glasgow knows today.
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STORY 06 · Hamish
The Lisbon Lions
The local team that conquered Europe in 1967 and became Glasgow football legends.
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STORY 07 · Hamish
The First International
Scotland, England and the Glasgow match in 1872 that began international football history.
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STORY 08 · Copy Cat
The Barrowland Ballroom
Copy Cat dances through the history of Glasgow’s famous ballroom and gig venue.
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STORY 09 · Quackie MacDuck
Billy Connolly
From the Clyde shipyards and folk clubs to becoming Glasgow’s much-loved Big Yin.
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Dug’s historical assessment
“Too many dates. No enough biscuits.”