Testimonials

From Professor Gerard Carruthers, FRSE, Francis Hutcheson Professor of Scottish Literature, and Director of The Centre for Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow

The Irvine Burns Club and Wellwood Burns Centre website is not only a compendium of all things Burns & Irvine, it is also something of an armchair museum. Simply, it is one of the most absorbing on-line Burns sites in the world.

From Henry Cairney, President of the Robert Burns World Federation; Past President of The Robert Burns Association of North America

Having been raised in the town, Irvine, and in particular The Irvine Burns Club, is very dear to my heart. The fact that The Irvine Burns Club was formed in 1826 only 30 years after Burns’ death, and the personal links that Robert Burns had with Irvine, is a testament to the forethoughts of the founding fathers, and the many famous people who are, or were members of this prestigious club through the years. As President of the Robert Burns World Federation, and a very proud member of The Irvine Burns Club, I congratulate everyone involved in creating this attractive website which shows Wellwood and Irvine in a spectacular and informative way. Very well done to my own Mother Club!

From Dr Pauline Mackay, Convener, Burns Scotland (The Scottish National Burns Collection); Lecturer in Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow

The Irvine Burns Club’s new website is a treasure trove of Burnsiana, enabling access to the club’s important collections from far and wide including original manuscripts, letters, and paintings. Users will benefit from the many useful commentaries and innovative insights, including an animated tour of Charles M Hardie’s “Burns in Edinburgh 1787”, the original of which is on display in Wellwood but is now augmented within this website via a descriptive commentary narrated by the ‘Duchess of Gordon’.

From Jill McColl, Cultural and Heritage Officer. Economy and Communities,
North Ayrshire Heritage Centre

I have seen the new website and actually thought I had clicked into the wrong one! You have done a great job.

Reviews of the Irvine Burns Club new website

Testimonials received in 2022

From Professor Gerard Carruthers, FRSE, Francis Hutcheson Professor of Scottish Literature, and Director of The Centre for Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow

From Henry Cairney, President of the Robert Burns World Federation; Past President of The Robert Burns Association of North America

From Dr Pauline Mackay, Convener, Burns Scotland (The Scottish National Burns Collection); Lecturer in Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow

From Jill McColl, Cultural and Heritage Officer. Economy and Communities,
North Ayrshire Heritage Centre

Reviews of the Irvine Burns Club new website

Testimonials received in 2022

From Professor Gerard Carruthers, FRSE, Francis Hutcheson Professor of Scottish Literature, and Director of The Centre for Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow

From Henry Cairney, President of the Robert Burns World Federation; Past President of The Robert Burns Association of North America

From Dr Pauline Mackay, Convener, Burns Scotland (The Scottish National Burns Collection); Lecturer in Robert Burns Studies, University of Glasgow

From Jill McColl, Cultural and Heritage Officer. Economy and Communities,North Ayrshire Heritage Centre

From Jill McColl, Cultural and Heritage Officer. Economy and Communities,
North Ayrshire Heritage Centre