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SARRY HEID, prop.n. Nickname of the Saracen's Head pub in the Gallowgate in Glasgow's East End.Gsw. 1985 Michael Munro The Patter 60:
Sarry Heid Nickname for the Saracen's Head in the East End, Glasgow's oldest pub (the present building is not the original) known, shall we say, for being somewhat rough and ready.Gsw. 1987 Peter Mason C'mon Geeze Yer Patter! 40:
We're aff tae the Sarry Heid furra coupla jugs. We are off to the Saracen's Head public house for a few drinks.Gsw. 1990 John and Willy Maley From the Calton to Catalonia 34:
Whit are you sayin? You couldnae go three rounds in the Sarry Heid.Sc. 2002 Evening Times 4 Jun 17:
The Gallowgate bar, affectionately known as the Sarry Heid, has closed while owner Ezio Bariloni searches for a new landlord.
Mr [Frank McKenna], who drank in the pub for more than 50 years, said: “It’s a shame to see the old Sarry Heid has shut its doors.Sc. 2003 Evening Times 25 Jun 3:
National Geographic Traveler gives Glasgow the top rating and front-page billing as a holiday destination in a blaze of publicity which it is hoped will bring in tourist dollars to the city.
Novelist Gary Krist in a nine-page journey through Glasgow starts at the Sarry Heid pub and works his way through grit and glamour to the School of Art.