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Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Scotland. Show all posts

Friday, 29 July 2011

Anne’s song - competing versions

A song about Anne McKelvey was the subject of discussion on a Scottish folk-singing site. You will need to be conversant with Scots or Scots-Irish dialect or pronunciation to cope! There are three versions here - and perhaps they may give someone a party-piece!

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Ulsterman who led Scots agricultural education

Professor Bill McKelvey, was recently elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, a significant award and recognition by his academic and scientific peers.

Sunday, 5 June 2011

British politician who enjoyed going to the dogs

Willie McKelvey, a former British Labour Member of Parliament at Westminster, London, is a long-term greyhound enthusiast