Ayrshire has Been Part of Ten Different Political Entities
In its long history, the territory we now know as Ayrshire has changed hands quite a few times. In fact, it appears to have been part of at ...
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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... -
An excellent BBC article about the intense minor league football rivalry between two small local teams from the East of Ayrshire: Wh... -
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 ... -
Click to enlarge The 1775 Armstrong map shows the town of Ayr as a developing market town with a military past and a few budding indus... -
It may not be Scotland’s biggest castle, but Kelburn Castle – 35 miles west of Glasgow – is certainly the country’s brightest. Fo... -
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 ... -
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...
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"Best no tae smile, Al." Alan Brown is a 47-year-old ex-civil engineer and father of two who has been the Westminster MP for...
They Serve Us: Ayrshire's MPs (4) Allan Dorrans
Dorrans with " Paddy's Milestone " in the distance. The 2019 General Election saw a landslide for the SNP in Ayrshire, winning...
HOW AYRSHIRE VOTED 2019 (WESTMINSTER)
In the 2017 general election to the Westminster Parliament, the four Ayrshire constituencies voted as follows: (1) North Ayrshire an...
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