... First postcard coming from Scotland is showing the birthplace of Scotland's national poet and literary icon, the famous Robert Burns... I have a part of one of his poems 🌹"A Red, Red Rose"🌹 hanging on my wall in my study... so seeing the place where he was born makes this postcard even more special❤️... this museum gives a fascinating insight into his life and times... almost all of the exhibits are interactive with his most well known poems being sung or recited via headsets... there are also many examples of poems in his original handwriting... every hour the museum darkens and one of his songs is played accompanied by a video that shows on several screens dotted throughout the room... another place on my bucketlist for a visit👍... Big Thanks Andrene!♥(ˆ⌣ˆԅ)
© Colin Baxter
Burns Cottage, the first home of Robert Burns is located in Alloway, South Ayrshire. It was built by his father, William Burness in 1757. Burns was born there on 25 January 1759. It is a simple two-roomed clay and thatch cottage and has been fully restored to become part of Robert Burns Birthplace Museum. He died in 1796, age 37.
He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language, although much of his writing is also in English and a light Scots dialect, accessible to an audience beyond Scotland. He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest.
Stamp:
Christmas
(Issued 05-11-2019)
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