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2 unusual facts about Dunfermline High School, Dunfermline


Ian Jack

Jack was educated at Dunfermline High School.

Watherstone I. Blelloch

Sir Dato’ I.W. Blelloch M.C.S., D.K.B. (Perak), C.M.G. (1955) (born 1901, date of death unknown) was educated at Dunfermline High School, Dunfermline and Edinburgh University.


Abbeyview

It serves the east of Dunfermline, as well as the coastal villages of Charleston, Limekilns, and North Queensferry.

Aberdour

Guido van de Kamp - Dutch former Dunfermline Athletic F.C goalkeeper

Allan McGregor

Dunfermline manager Jim Leishman credited McGregor for helping them reach that cup final and a surprise 1–0 league victory against Celtic.

Ashok Malhotra

He was also said to be the next Viswanath in Indian Cricket.In the early 1990s, he was an overseas professional at Dunfermline Cricket Club in Fife, Scotland.

Ballingry

Stagecoach operates the 19, 19A, 19B services between Ballingry and Rosyth which run through Lochore, Crosshill, Glencraig, Lochgelly, Lumphinans, Cowdenbeath, Hill of Beath, Crossgates, Halbeath and Dunfermline, operating at up to every ten minutes on week days and Saturdays.

Dunfermline and District Tramways

On 3 November 1909 a branch was opened from Dunfermline to Townhill.

The company started services on 2 November 1909 on a route that ran from Dunfermline via Cowdenbeath and Lochgelly to Lochore.

The Dunfermline and District Tramways Company was a subsidiary of the Fife Electric Power Company, itself a subsidiary of Balfour Beatty.

Dunfermline Queen Margaret railway station

Dunfermline Queen Margaret railway station is a railway station in the town of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

Estate houses in Scotland

These include the ceiling at Prestongrange, undertaken in 1581 for Mark Kerr, Commendator of Newbattle and the long gallery at Pinkie House, painted for Alexander Seaton, Earl of Dunfermline in 1621.

First Scotland East

In 1997 First launched Fife First to compete withStagecoach Fife (who had recently started competing with First in Glasgow)on route 56 between Edinburgh, Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath and Ballingry, using vehicles transferred from Lowland, Midland and Rider York and painted in allover red.

George Drury

George Durie, also spelt 'Dury' and 'Drury', Abbot of Dunfermline

George Farm

Dunfermline lost by one goal on aggregate to eventual winners Slovan Bratislava (Slovan beat FC Barcelona in the final).

Helen King

Helen King (1 March 1972 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom) is a Canadian actress working in theatre, film and TV as an actor, voice artist, puppeteer & singer.

Into the Valley

Local legend still persists that the valley mentioned is a reference to the village of High Valleyfield, known locally as "the Valley", a village with a reputation for "mini warfare" between its own residents and those of nearby towns and villages (namely Torryburn, Rosyth, Oakley and Inverkeithing), near Skids' home town of Dunfermline.

James Baine

Prior to his deposition and induction — the latter of which was conducted by Thomas Gillespie, of Carnock and Dunfermline — a tradition runs that he and his people worshipped in Old Greyfriars under the venerable Dr. John Erskine, and sat down together at the sacrament of the Lord's Supper there.

Jim Leishman

In September 2006 another trademark of the man, his famous moustache, which he had had since the age of eighteen, was shaved off at a benefit dinner to mark the testimonial year of Dunfermline player Andy Tod.

John Sweeney

John Sweeney (footballer), Scottish footballer, played for Dunfermline Athletic FC in the 1961 Scottish Cup Final

Michal Hrivňák

Following his release from Dunfermline Athletic, Hrivňák returned to his homeland by signing for Spartak Trnava, where he is a back-up goalkeeper for Dobrivoj Rusov, who is injured.

Paul Gallagher

Paul Gallacher (born 1979), Scottish goalkeeper, formerly with Dunfermline Athletic

Peter Beveridge

Beveridge was born at Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, and went to Victoria ten years later with his father, who engaged in pastoral pursuits near the township of Beveridge, to which the family gave their name.

Smeaton House

In 1450 the lands on which Smeaton Castle are built were the property of the Abbey of Dunfermline.

Wellwood

Wellwood, Fife, a small village to the north of Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland


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