burns – Bookstains

It’s Burns Night tonight. A traditional celebration to celebrate the great Scottish Poet Robert Burns birthday (b. 1759 – 1796). Best known for his poem Auld Lang Syne, The Burns Supper tradition was first held in his cottage by his friends in 1801 to mark the 5th anniversary of Burns death. Ayreshire merchants, many whomContinue reading “Happy Robert Burns Night and an Address to a Haggis!”