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The Garnock Court fire was a fire that took place on 11 June 1999 at Garnock Court, a 14-storey block of flats in Irvine, Scotland, which resulted in one fatality.The fire spread via the external cladding, reaching the 12th floor within ten minutes of the start of the fire, destroying flats on nine floors.
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Alexander Wiseman MacAra was born on 4 May 1932 in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland. [4] Both his father and grandfather were Church of Scotland Ministers. [5] Marion, his mother, was a civil servant. When he was six years old, MacAra was treated for paratyphoid fever, acute appendicitis and whooping cough. MacAra was educated at Irvine Royal ...
Margaret Barclay (died 1618), was an accused witch put on trial in 1618, 'gently' tortured, confessed and was strangled and burned at the stake in Irvine, Scotland. [1] Her case was written about with horror (Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft, 1830) by the romantic novelist Sir Walter Scott, [1] and in the 21st century, a campaign for a memorial in the town and for a pardon for Barclay and ...
Robert Burns by Alexander Nasmyth, 1787. During the years 1781–1782, at the age of 23, Robert Burns (1759–1796) lived in Irvine, North Ayrshire for a period of around 9 months, [1] [2] whilst learning the craft of flax-dressing from Alexander Peacock, who may have been his mother's half-brother, working at the heckling shop in the Glasgow Vennel. [3]
People from Irvine, North Ayrshire, by occupation (1 C) Pages in category "People from Irvine, North Ayrshire" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
Dave MacFarlane (16 January 1967 – 30 October 2013) [1] was a Scottish professional football player who is best known for his time with Kilmarnock.. MacFarlane began his career with Ayr United Boys Club before joining Rangers.
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 ...