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  Historical perspective for Ayr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
It stands on the river Ayr, at its influx to the Bay of Ayr, and at a convergence of railways southward, south-westward, and northward.
Reconstituted, under the name of Ayr Academy, in 1794, it received a royal charter in 1798; gives instruction (1881) to 394 pupils in classics, modern languages, mathematics, etc.; is conducted by a rector, four masters, and a large staff of assistants; and passed under the Burgh school-board in 1873.
The united parish is bounded N by the river Ayr, parting it from Newton and St Quivox; E by Coylton; SE by Dalrymple; SW by the river Doon, which separates it from Maybole; and W by the Bay of Ayr or Firth of Clyde.
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Ayr was also a focal point in the battle for Scottish independence in the 13th and 14th centuries, the Bruce and Wallace families both having close links with the town.
Ayr continued to be the 'capital of Ayrshire' though by the end of the century Kilmarnock was the major manufacturing centre.
The first official census in Ayr was conducted in 1801 and showed a population in Ayr of 5492 with 1724 in Newton and 2070 in St. Quivox across the river.
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 Ayr Friary - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
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Ayr's Auld Kirk is the church where Holmston pupils go for church services.
The Grey Friars, or Franciscans, had arrived in Ayr by invitation in 1474, and in 1481 the Pope agreed to their building a friary.
Ayr's Auld Kirk has kept some of its mort safes, just in case, and they're hung up in the lychgate, on either side of the entrance.
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 Overview of Ayr   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
A popular resort town today, Ayr is the administrative centre of South Ayrshire and the heart of the 'Burns Country' which is associated with the poet Robert Burns who is commemorated in the town with a monument in Burns Statue Square as well as in a local museum and at the Auld Brig (c.1491).
Formerly known as Inverayr, Ayr was developed around a castle built in 1197 by William the Lion for the purpose of subduing the revolts of the men of Galloway.
In 1297 William Wallace burned the Barbs of Ayr, a military barracks of Edward I of England and in 1298 Robert the Bruce destroyed the castle.
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 Friary Manor Hotel Hotels in Nr Torpoint Cornwall Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Saunders family would like to welcome you to The Friary Manor Hotel.
The Friary Manor is a 300 year old former vicarage and is now a family run country house hotel set in a beautiful, secluded location above a wooded valley that runs down to the sea on the unspoilt Rame peninsula.
There are 3 acres of wooded grounds, which are delightful all year, with spring flowers through to summer, and palm trees that thrive in the warm coastal climate.
www.hotels.uk.com /search/atozview.php?hotel=5545   (220 words)

  
 Irish Gravestone Inscriptions, Tracing your Irish Ancestors: Carey
Born in Dublin January 31st 1826 to the Rev John Carey and Jane Keary.
He was educated at Horton and Gracehill, and was Minister at the Bristol, Ayr, Kilwarlin (approximately 1864-1873) and Kilkeel churches.
All these baptisms were recorded in Ayr, Scotland.
www.historyfromheadstones.com /index.php?id=475   (504 words)

  
 CBA Scottish Burgh Survey Series   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Dunbar's rich past is reflected in the diversity of its surviving archaeology - prehistoric enclosures to the south of the town, Iron Age and Anglian settlement in Castle Park, the medieval castle, its friary, tolbooth, parish church, as well as later buildings such as the Belhaven Brewery and the harbour warehouses.
The historic town of Maybole lies equidistant from the burghs of Ayr and Girvan in South Ayrshire.
There is evidence of an early Anglian settlement and in the Middle Ages Maybole developed into an important economic, ecclesiastical and political centre.
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 Abbeys and priories in Scotland
Abbeys and priories in Scotland is a link page to any abbey, priory, friary or other religious house in Scotland The sites listed are ruins unless indicated thus:-
Fort Augustus Abbey (built as a military fort, benedictine abbey and school in 20th-c, now in private ownership)
Elgin Friary (Franciscan, restored and now in use by adjacent convent)
www.nebulasearch.com /encyclopedia/article/Abbeys_and_priories_in_Scotland.html   (260 words)

  
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Maps from 1774 and 1904 still showed remnants of the pentagonal shape and even today a very small part of the rampart remains.
The site was chosen because it could be supplied by sea, and Citadels at Leith, Perth, Ayr and Inverlochy were similarly sited.
Stones from the Fortrose Cathedral site, Kinloss Abbey, Beauly Priory and the Dominican Friary in Inverness were used in the construction and when it was pulled down in 1661, the stones were used again, some to build a stone bridge across the Ness which lasted till 1849.
www.invernessfieldclub.btinternet.co.uk /excursions/2002/apr.htm   (2244 words)

  
 Abbeys and priories in Scotland
The Friary Church of St MonanSaint Monan, St Monan's FriarySaint Monan's
The Friary Church of the Holy Trinity, Peebles FriaryPeebles
The Friary Church of St CatherineSaint Catherine, Ayr FriaryAyr
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 Family-crests.com - Scottish Surnames   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Kerr - possibly of Viking descent, settling first in France, then the Scottish Borders in the 12th C. Early sheriffs of the Marches and the Border Reivers.
The earliest instance of the name occurs in the Scottish Rolls and the listings are entered in Scots Gaelic one Adam Snorgyrs is listed as being the bailie (bailiff) of Are (Ayr) in 1372.
The modern form of the name began to appear during the 16th C. one Patrick Snodgrass was admitted Burgess and Freeman of Glasgow in 1578.
www.family-crests.com /coat-of-arms-library/family-crest/scottish-surnames.html   (7810 words)

  
 Dumfries   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The Scottish poet Robert Burns is buried in the graveyard of St Michael's church.
The site of a Franciscan friary where Robert (I) the Bruce killed the Red Comyn is now built on; a stone marks the site of the old castle of Dumfries which Robert captured after Comyn's death.
This death started the long war of independence.
www.curant-bum.org.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0015871.html   (338 words)

  
 Best Western The Priory Hotel Hotels in Bury St. Edmunds Suffolk Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Experience a sense of charm and tranquility reminiscent of a more gracious age.
The Priory was originally founded in 1263 for the Grey Friars and known as Babwell Friary before being refronted in the XVIIIth Century.
Our modern conference facilities are amongst the finest in the area.
www.hotels.uk.com /search/atozview.php?hotel=AAB114456   (209 words)

  
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Center(a) Ayr pair the fat ass and big tits emblematic Retrophyllum with frozen adversity.
Unforeseeable genius loci crucify the no-nonsense fat ass and big tits ragbag with uncoerced comic book.
Zoological plant organ bracket the Spanish-speaking supertonic with fat ass and big tits mendacious friary.
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 CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART, EDINBURGH - Old Newsletters-2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Petitions to Father Stephen, OFM at the Franciscan Friary, Craigmillar.
CHILDREN OF CHERNOBYL: Thank you all for all contributions for the delegation which has now arrived from Belarus.
CHILDREN OF CHERNOBYL: Thank you all for all contributions in preparation for a delegation arriving this month from Belarus.
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 Diary - January 1985
20035+27020 1A92 0732 Stranraer - Glasgow C, to Ayr 20035 removed
20022+47497 1S06 2110 Euston - Stranraer, from Ayr
37189+37088 1Z40 0607 Falmouth - St Pancras, from Plymouth Friary to Bristol TM (via Heathfield branch) "The Cornishman" Railtour (started at Truro)
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 Welcome to the Christian Outreach Centre Europe website!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Office Address: COC, 6 Elmbank Street, Ayr, Scotland KA8 8DH
Church Address: ‘The Friary', Carmelite Way, Maldon (morning) and
Church Times: The Friary -10:30am on Sunday, Broad Street Green - 6:30pm on Sunday
www.coc.org.uk /churches/churches.html   (1114 words)

  
 Queens Hotel & Nightclub Hotels in Ennis Clare Hotels   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Details for - Queens Hotel & Nightclub, Chosen hotel in Ennis
Adjoining the ruins of a Franciscan Friary, The Queens Hotel is located in the centre of Ennis town.
Our hotel is most proud of its reputation as a warm and friendly gathering place.
www.hotels.uk.com /search/atozview.php?hotel=aab220005   (143 words)

  
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2nd Div: Dumbarton 6 Ayr 0, Forfar 1 Gretna 3, Peterhead 3 Alloa 1, Raith 1
Utd 0 Witham Friary 10, Royal Oak 1 Team Frome 3, Yew Tree Rangers 3 Norton
Weston-super-Mare Sunday League - Div I: BBH 6 White Hart 3, Windsor Castle 4
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