Dolans hosts the 22nd annual Burns Night in Limerick on January 25, 2026, celebrating Robert Burns with music, poetry, haggis ...

Robert Burns, Rabbie Burns, the Ploughman Poet, the Bard of Ayrshire and national poet of Scotland is 260 years old. Friday, Jan. 25, is Burns' birthday and observed by Scots and Burns admirers with ...

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Robert Burns is known as "Scotland's National Poet." His birthday, on January 25, is celebrated each year by Scots around the world. In addition to Burns's poetry and songs, his birthday has become a ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Folk duo Castlebay will celebrate the birthday of the poet Robert Burns ...

From Ae Fond Kiss to Coming Through the Rye, Burns’ songs are as powerful as ever for a new generation of performers on the BBC’s Burns Night celebration ...

Robert Burns—known today as Scotland’s national poet—holds a unique place not only in Scottish literature, but also in the cultural life of North Carolina. Born in 1759 in Ayrshire, Scotland, Burns ...

The iconic song became a staple at the stroke of midnight with a little help from 18th century poet Robert Burns and the Scottish diaspora. It wouldn't be New Year's Eve without "Auld Lang Syne"—and ...

A gale-force wind swept in from the North Atlantic in Ayrshire, Scotland, and flung a shower of hail at us as we left the house. It was January 25th and we, Miss Taggart and I, were on our way to ...