I am no Burns expert, but my understanding is that he lived in Kirkoswald, Ayrshire for a large proportion of his short life. Seems like a fairly safe assumption. ----- Original Message ----- From: "mary" <campsie@tcsn.net> To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 11:02 PM Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Location Help needed! > Would the Ayrshire one be where "Helen lies on Fair Kirkconnel Lea"? The > song by Robert Burns? > > Maisie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JJardcinc@aol.com> > To: <DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 5:48 PM > Subject: Re: [D-G LIST] Location Help needed! > > > > > > Janet, > > > > The Kirkconnel (the village) you are looking for is about 5 miles west of > > Sanquhar on the A76 road to New Cumnock. This is not the Kirkconnel/I in > > Urr > > or near Auchenreoch . Other Listers will have more information on the > > church > > and graveyard there. > > > > Using _www.streetmap.co.uk_ (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/) and typing > > Kirkconnel as the GB placename, the URL is: > > > > _http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=273303&y=612209&z=3&sv=kirkconnel&s t= > > 3&tl=Kirkconnel,+Dumfries+&+Galloway+[Town]&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=newma p. > > srf_ > > (http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=273303&y=612209&z=3&sv=kirkconnel&s t=3&tl=Kirkconnel,+Dumfries+&+Galloway+[Town]&searchp=newsearch.srf&mapp=ne > > wmap.srf) > > > > You should also check out the Statisitcal Accounts of Scotland website > > at: > > > > _http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk_ (http://stat-acc-scot.edina.ac.uk/) > > for > > descriptions as of 1791-99 and 1845. > > > > Also see Sandy's tours at: > > > > _http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dfsgal/_ > > (http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~dfsgal/) for churches and graveyards. > > > > Have fun! > > > > Yours aye, > > > > John Jardine > > Cincinnati, Ohio USA > > D&G FHS Member #1918 > > > > Alba mo dhuthaich gu deireadh mo la! > > (Scotland my homeland forever!) > > > > JARDINE/JARDEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Annan, Applegarth, Wamphray, > > Torthorwald, Collin, Racks, Cummertrees, Powfoot, Mouswald, Kirkmichael, > > Templand; > > GREEN in Dumfries, Maxwelltown, Kirkcudbright; RAE in Dumfries, > > Maxwelltown, > > Kirkcudbright; MOFFAT in Dumfries, Maxwelltown; McMILLAN in Dumfries, > > Kirkcudbright, Irongray; HALLIDAY in Irongray; BRODIE in Dumfries, > > Maxwelltown; > > DICKSON in Mouswald; HOPE in Annan; JOHNSTON(E) in Applegarth, > > Kirkpatrick-Juxta; > > PORTEOUS in Applegarth; RICHARDSON in Applegarth > > > > > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > If your line involves the surname GRAHAM why not join > > CLAN-GRAHAM-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > > > > > > > ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== > ******************************************************************** > To UNSUBSCRIBE > send a message to DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L-request@rootsweb.com (for mail > mode) or DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-D-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) with > only the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the message body. NO subject, NO signature. > ************************************************************************ > >