Hi Abby,AYE,there certainly wis a Tay Bridge disaster and and Willie captured the horrific scene in his epic poem.He was born in Edinburgh in 1825 and grew up in Dundee, did ye want the actual "Day?".Are ye daen his horrorscope?
Mah soothsayer reference wis tae anither ane o' his poems aboot a dream he had aboot aw the drinkin establishments gaun oan fire.He wis a weel travelled man, haein been aw the wie tae the States.His visit tae see the Queen wis a great disappointment an' ah dinnae think he ever got ower bein turned awa at the gate by a flunkey wha didnae unnerstaun the importance o' his mission. ljc