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John Galt (/ ɡ ɔː l t /; 2 May 1779 – 11 April 1839) was a Scottish novelist, entrepreneur, and political and social commentator.Galt has been called the first political novelist in the English language, [1] due to being the first novelist to deal with issues of the Industrial Revolution.
Annick Primary; Lawthorn Primary and Nursery; Stanecastle Nursery and School for special needs children was demolished in 2022. First Steps Nursery; The Original Annick Primary School. The picture shows the old school, which subsequently was converted to a pub and then to a private house Littlestane Farmhouse, now Girdle Toll Church manse.
Castlepark Primary School, Irvine; Corrie Primary School, Corrie (Arran) Corsehill Primary School, Kilwinning; Cumbrae Primary School, Millport (Great Cumbrae) Dalry Primary School, Dalry; Dreghorn Primary School, Dreghorn; Dykesmains Primary School, Saltcoats; Elderbank Primary School, Irvine; Fairlie Primary School, Largs; Garnock Community ...
The library at Wellwood House is composed of some 2,000 books donated and purchased over many years, divided into: Burns Works and Criticism; Burnsiana; General Literature and Poetry; Scottish History; Ayrshire History; All the works of John Galt (native of Irvine, 1779–1839); The works of James Montgomery (1771–1854) another native of ...
Irvine (/ ˈ ɜːr v ɪ n / UR-vin; Scots: Irvin [2]; Scottish Gaelic: Irbhinn [ˈiɾʲivɪɲ]) [3] is a town and former royal burgh on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in North Ayrshire, Scotland. The 2011 Census recorded the town's population at 33,698 inhabitants, making it the largest settlement in North Ayrshire, [ 4 ] and 22nd largest ...
Springside is a village in the parish of Dreghorn, in the council area of North Ayrshire, Scotland.It is three miles (five kilometres) from Irvine, 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (2.5 kilometres) west of Crosshouse, and four miles (six kilometres) from Kilmarnock.
The incident was written into a novel by John Galt, the well known story of fictitious Ayrshire village life, Annals of the Parish. [25] In 1770, A Dialogue of the Dead : Betwixt Lord Eglinton and Mungo Campbell was published. This argues the rights of the common man over those of the aristocracy without coming to any form of reconciliation. [26]
During 1781–1782 Robert Burns lived in Irvine and it is recorded that his favourite walk was through the Eglinton Woods. References to his passing Saint Bride's Well suggest that he may have passed through Stanecastle on his return journey, having walked along the old Toll Road, over the Drukken Steps at the Red burn and back to Irvine via Millburn, Sourlie, Girdle Gate and Stanecastle.