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Irvine Burns Club (est. 1826), Ayrshire, KA12 8AS
www.irvineburnsclub.org

In 1781 Robert Burns worked in Irvine. In Irvine Captain Richard Brown encouraged Burns to publish his verse. The published poet was born!
In 1826, two close friends of Robert Burns, with ten others, founded Irvine Burns Club, now over 175 years old. In 1962, we opened the Irvine Burns Museum.
Browse these pages. Visit our Museum (admission free). Enjoy the manuscripts, paintings, artefacts, the audio-visual, and the 2009 sculpture.
New items include Capt. Richard Brown (added June) and Perth Burns Club link (added Aug. 2010)
Download our free map of Irvine
'Wellwood', 28 Eglinton St., Irvine, KA12 8AS

when to visit, our founders, past presidents, events

Burns in Irvine, the Irvine statue, flax-dressing


manuscripts, stained glass, Burns & Wallace, paintings, honorary members

how to contact us, how to support our work

Use our On-line Support Desk to order publications and memberships

* Order our Masterclass DVD set on Scots music, poetry, songs and the language
* Order a Club lapel pin or tie
* Order "Honorary Members, vol. 1" - approx. 70 pen-portraits of eminent men and women
* Join our 50/50 Prize Draws
* Send for booklet on our bronze sculpture of Burns and Wallace by Alan Herriot
* Take out Life Membership of Irvine Burns Club

Homecoming Year 2009: Burns and Wallace bronze
"Dear Mister Burns" exhibition (available for touring).

Email: info @ irvineburnsclub. org (omit the anti-spam spaces)
Address: 'Wellwood', 28 Eglinton Street, Irvine, KA12 8AS

flax flower design by Paul Lucky

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Members' discount of 10% at Scotweb, the world's largest Scottish shop, stocking authentic kilts, kilt outfits and accessories.
(Members to ask us to confirm membership to Scotweb between ordering and final payment.)
Irvine Burns Statue

The pictures on this page: The Robert Burns statue in Irvine, the scene of the annual wreath-laying on January 25th, organised by Irvine Burns Club and the Club's premises at 'Wellwood' - a spacious and imposing 1903 building of Ballochmyle red sandstone, bequeathed to the Club in 1962.
(main photos: I J Dickson; group photo:'Irvine Herald')

Browse this site for details of the statue, our Museum and its collection, our history, and much else.

Robert Burns lived and worked in Irvine in 1781-82, and two of the founders of Irvine Burns Club in 1826 were men who had known the poet - see the section 'our history' for more detail. Our museum at 'Wellwood', in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, is open four times weekly from April to September, and weekly on Saturdays during the winter.

In Dunfermline, you can visit Scotland's Ancient Capital, Dunfermline ( Birthplace of Andrew Carnegie and burial place of King Robert the Bruce) to view the amazing Murison Burns Collection - you will be made most welcome. For details, reach it via our Links page

There's a new website named 'The Magic of Scotland' offering short but attractive video clips of various places around the country, for example 'Views from Arthur's Seat' giving an overview of Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh - reach it via our Links page


"The A-list Burns Club" ('Scottish Daily Mail' - November 24th, 2009)

 

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About Us - Museum & Club Irvine Burns Museum - visiting us

 
  The 1826 founders of the Club
  Our Presidents through the years
  Our Annual Celebration
What to look for and enjoy Our Manuscripts and Books
  Paintings and Artefacts
  Burns in Irvine - the audio-visual
  The Stained Glass Windows
  Honorary Members from 1828 - listings and pen-portraits
  A new sculpture for the 250th
  Our Schools Project
Robert Burns & Irvine His life & work in Irvine in 1781
  The 1896 Burns Statue in Irvine
  Other Burns locations in Irvine
  Flax Growing in the 1780s
Contact details & further links How to contact us
  Our masterclass DVDs
  How to support us
  Other Burns Clubs & websites