Ayrshire Around the World (2): Brisbane, Australia
The city of Brisbane, with a population of 2.4 million in its metropolitan area, is the third most populous city in Australia, but few ...
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Dr. Philippa Whitford is a 59-year-old Palestinian-supporting, overweight, Catholic Irish woman who has been the Westminster MP for the... -
One of Prestwick's Twin Pioneers. Despite its bucolic charm of hedge-rowed fields of cows, rolling hills, and the distant bleat of... -
Convicted murderer James Culinane in prison. He claims he is innocent. Over the years there have been a number of terrible murders in ... -
Jewish refugees Lore Zimmerman and Susanne Schaeffer in 1939. Because the Scots share some of the characteristics from which the Jews ... -
Ayrshire has a long tradition of fesity folk, going back to and beyond William Wallace. Naturally this includes the fair ladies of the s... -
Irvine is a town in North Ayrshire with a population of 33,698 or 39,527 (according to two conflicting entries on Wikipedia). The ... -
AI-generated image of a woman in men's clothes from the period, Helen Fielding would have looked a lot "rougher" Most people t... -
It may not be Scotland’s biggest castle, but Kelburn Castle – 35 miles west of Glasgow – is certainly the country’s brightest. Fo... -
This beautiful 18th-century Georgian house set in spacious grounds (125 acres) along the banks of the River Doon (of Tam O'Shanter fame)... -
A detailed account of the 18th-century Buchanite Cult that originated in Irvine and was driven out by the Irvine mob to seek refuge in Gal...
Olde Ayrshire (1): Dunure Castle
This 1840 print by an unknown artist shows the ruins of Dunure Castle viewed from the North. In the background you can see the vast volc...
Ayrshire Around the World: (1) Ayrshire, Iowa, USA
The centre of the community. Ayrshire folk have gone all round the world, leaving their mark. In many far-flung corners of the globe y...
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