Greyfriars

Mossoo, the French master at Greyfriars, is the usual comic-paper Frog, with pointed beard, pegtop trousers, etc.

Boys' Weeklies 1940

Away towards the Greyfriars were the tall "lands" which the masons were pulling down.

The Dew of Their Youth 1887

His story was also passed down and eventually a fictional version of the tale was published in a book titled Greyfriars Bobby by Eleanor Atkinson.

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In his retelling of the tale, Dr. Bondeson argues that a pair of canny Edinburgh men concocted the Greyfriars Bobby story to stir up trade at a hostelry next to the graveyard.

Historian Won't Let Scotland's Most Famous Dog Lie James Hookway 2011

In the Greyfriars cemetery, meanwhile, guides from around Europe spin out the Bobby legend in Spanish, Italian and even Mandarin.

Historian Won't Let Scotland's Most Famous Dog Lie James Hookway 2011

Being connected to the Thompson clan I was also able to explore a little of my roots and as well, re-live long ago memories of a little dog from Edinburgh that touched the hearts of the world – Greyfriars Bobby!

Never Forgotten Newsletter 2009

Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye terrier, supposedly spent 14 years pining by the grave of his owner, a local known as Auld Jock who died in 1858.

Historian Won't Let Scotland's Most Famous Dog Lie James Hookway 2011

Greyfriars Bobby But to Swedish historian Jan Bondeson, the 150-year-old legend of the dog that stuck it out through snow, hail and freezing temperatures is nothing more than a shaggy dog story cooked up to lure tourists to Edinburgh's rain-soaked Greyfriars cemetery—and some locals and dog lovers are howling.

Historian Won't Let Scotland's Most Famous Dog Lie James Hookway 2011

The tale of devotion has beguiled generations of visitors to Scotland's capital and inspired dozens of children's books and a 1961 Disney film, "Greyfriars Bobby: The True Story of a Dog."

Historian Won't Let Scotland's Most Famous Dog Lie James Hookway 2011

There is also a special collar presented to Greyfriars Bobby by Edinburgh's Lord Provost, or ceremonial mayor, in 1867.

Historian Won't Let Scotland's Most Famous Dog Lie James Hookway 2011