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A Town Called Irvine is a local community website with
something for everyone, find out what's on, visit local attractions and
meet people from Irvine either for fun or for business. On the site you will find a local business directory, if you woul like to add your business to this directory please email us for more information - the local business directory for the local community. To find out whats on, what local attractions there are to visit or even meet local people, take a look at our pages. We offer the opportunity to book hotels (both local and further afield) and we are always looking to improve the site so please let us know if there is anything you wish to see on this - your local community website - a town called Irvine.
The town was once a haunt of Robert Burns, after whom two streets in the town are named: Burns Street and Burns Crescent. Despite being classed as a new town, Irvine has had a long history stretching back many centuries and was classed as a Royal Burgh. There are also conflicting rumours that Mary, Queen of Scots
was briefly involved in the town's history. Some say she stayed briefly
at Seagate Castle. To this day there is still an annual festival,
called Marymass, held in the town. It is the birthplace of the present Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon and the former First Minister of Scotland, Jack McConnell. Its twin town is Saint-Amand-les-Eaux in northern France just outside Lille. |
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