A Man's a Man for A That

Inside Burns Cottage, Alloway, Ayr

    January 25th is the night the birth of poet and writer, Robert Burns will be celebrated throughout the world. I will be out this evening joining up with friends to pay homage to the great man and if you can't find a supper near you sit back with a small libation (if allowed) and toast the most celebrated writer in the world.

Burns Cottage, Alloway,Scotland

        Here are a few facts that you might find of interest:

• The original spelling of Burns was actually Burnes. 
• Burns toured Scotland and the North of England giving talks on his travels and discussing his views on subjects such as politics.
• Words of poems and songs were used by the British Army in WWI to recruit soldiers from the whole of the UK not solely Scotland.

Found on Burns house in Dumfries

• Burns fathered at least 12 children.
• Burns skull was said to be bigger than the average man's.
• July 2016 will be the 220th anniversary of his death.

• 'Catcher in the Rye' John Steinbeck's novel title was based on 'Comin Thro The Rye' a poem by Burns.   
• 'Of Mice and Men' was taken from a line contained in the poem 'To a Mouse.' 
• There are more statues in the world of Burns than of any writer.
• The first Burns Supper was held in his Cottage in Alloway approximately five years after his death.