Author: Machrihanish Online
A Man’s A Man For A’ That
A Man’s A Man For A’ That – By Robert Burns – 1795 Is there for honest Poverty That hings his head, an’ a’ that; The coward slave-we pass him by, We dare be poor for a’ that! For a’ that, an’ a’ that. Our toils obscure an’ a’ that, The rank is but the […] Read More
1918-2018 Thank You
Roll of honour from the Campbeltown and Parish War Memorial for 1914-1918. Total names on memorial: 349 In Flanders Fields By John McCrae In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns […] Read More
HMS Landrail and RAF Machrihanish gifts now available.
After a recent request for RAF Machrihanish giftware we have created a few items that might be of interest. Lots more items available, please click the links for details; RAF Machrihanish and HMS Landrail More info on RAF Machrihanish or HMS Landrail Please note that the purchase of any of these items help to keep […] Read More
Bonnie Scotland – Campbeltown
A set of six Tuck ‘Oilette’ Postcards that show a variety of views of Campbeltown. ” order_by=”filename” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] The set is from around 1907. Read More
What’s New at Machrihanish
Fear the outside world? Make sure they know that when you’re forced away from the net. Welcome to the Machrihanish Online News Page.. here we will try to keep you up to date with news on events at Machrihanish and the surrounding South Kintyre area as well as changes to our website. Our Facebook […] Read More
My Heart’s In The Highlands
For Valentine’s Day 2016, I know where my heart lies… Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North, The birth-place of Valour, the country of Worth; Wherever I wander, wherever I rove, The hills of the Highlands for ever I love. My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here, My heart’s in the […] Read More
Flower of Scotland
New range of gifts available at the Machrihanish Online Cafepress Store… These are all featuring an exclusive Machrihanish Online image of a Thistle, taken at The Gauldrons, Machrihanish, Kintyre, Argyll, Scotland. Read More
Tam o’ Shanter
With Burns night only a few days away I thought I would share my favourite Burns work; Tam O’ Shanter: When chapmen billies leave the street, And drouthy neibors, neibors meet, As market days are wearing late, An’ folk begin to tak the gate; While we sit bousing at the nappy, And getting fou and […] Read More