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Ayr (other)
Ayr Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population ... is a town in south-west Scotland in the county of Ayrshire. Ayr may also refer to: People * Ayr (clan), a sub-clan of the Somali Hawiye clan * Sheriff of Ayr (est. 1221) for Ayr, Scotland * Ivan Ayr, film director * Nicolás Ayr (born 1982) Argentine soccer player Places Australia * Ayr, Queensland, a town in Australia ** Shire of Ayr, a former local government area in Queensland, Australia, containing Ayr Canada * Ayr, Ontario, a village in Canada * Ayr Lake, a fjord on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada * Ayr Pass, a mountain pass on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada United Kingdom * Ayrshire, a county in Scotland, Chapman code AYR * County of Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland; containing Ayr * Point of Ayr, the northernmost point of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr (clan)
Ayr ( so, Cayr or Ceyr), Muhammad Madarkicis Hiraab is a Somali clan, part of the larger Habar Gidir Hawiye clan. Clan tree Ali Jimale Ahmed outlines the Hawiye clan genealogical tree in ''The Invention of Somalia'': * Samaale ** Irir *** Hawiye **** Gugundhabe ***** Baadicade **** Gorgate ***** Hiraab ****** Mudulood ******* Abgaal ******** Harti ********* Angonyar ********* Warsangeli ********* Abokor ******** Wabudhan ********* Da'oud ********* Rer Mattan ********* Mohamed Muse ******** Wa'esli ******* Wacdaan ******* Moobleen ******* Ujajeen ****** Duduble ****** Habar Gidir ******* Sacad ******* Saleebaan ******* Ayr ******* Saruur *******Sifaadle Prominent figures *Abdiqasim Salad Hassan, president of Somalia from 2000 to 2004 * Hasan Adan Samatar, Somali singer, guitarist and theatrical performer * Magool, Somali singer * Yusuf Garaad Omar, Somali journalist, diplomat and politician, Somali Minister of Foreign Affairs *Aden Hashi Farah, former leader of al-Shab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr (crater)
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population of 46,982 Ayr is the 16th largest settlement in Scotland and second largest town in Ayrshire by population. The town is contiguous with the smaller town of Prestwick to the north. Ayr was established as a Royal Burgh in 1205 and is the county town of Ayrshire. It served as Ayrshire's central marketplace and harbour throughout the Medieval Period and was a well-known port during the Early Modern Period. On the southern bank of the River Ayr sits the ramparts of a citadel constructed by Oliver Cromwell's men during the mid-17th century. Towards the south of the town is the birthplace of Scottish poet Robert Burns in the suburb of Alloway. Ayr has been a popular tourist resort since the expansion of the railway in 1840 owing to the town' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr RFC
Ayr Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club. Its professional men's side currently plays as Ayrshire Bulls in the Super 6 competition; and its women's side play in the . The club also runs a "Club XV" which competes in the Tennent's National League 1, a 2nd XV "Ayr-Millbrae", which plays in the SRU West Reserve League Division 1, and various age group teams, from age 4, up to age 18. The Bulls are one of six franchises playing in the new Super6 competition and has a 35-strong playing squad, which includes loose-head prop Gordon Reid, who was in the Scotland squad at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, and has joined Ayr, his first club, from London Irish. The team is based in Ayr in Scotland, and plays at Millbrae, Alloway. Current squad Table Millbrae Millbrae is a rugby ground used by Ayr for both training and practice. It has two full size rugby fields, one overlooked by a grandstand, and a clubhouse, which is used mainly for changing rooms, the function room and the bar. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr Racecourse
Ayr Racecourse at Whitletts Road, Ayr, Scotland,''British Racing and Racecourses'' () by Marion Rose Halpenny – Page 71 was opened in 1907. There are courses for Flat racing, flat and for National Hunt racing. History Horse racing in Ayr dates back to 1576, but the first official meeting did not take place until 1771 at a racecourse situated in the Seafield, Ayr, Seafield area of the town. This first racecourse was a mile oval with sharp bends. In the early days, racing was supported by the local landed gentry and members of the Caledonian Fox hunting, Hunt. Important figures in the course's history have included the Earl of Eglinton, Boswell baronets, Sir James Boswell and the William Cavendish-Bentinck, 6th Duke of Portland, Duke of Portland. In 1824, Ayr's most important race meeting, the Western Meeting, was established and by 1838 it offered £2000 in prize money and the most valuable two-year-old race of the season in Britain. The meeting's feature race, the Ayr Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr Academy
Ayr Academy (Scottish Gaelic: ''Acadamaidh Inbhir Àir'') is a non-denominational secondary school situated within the Craigie Estate area at University Avenue in Ayr, South Ayrshire. It is a comprehensive school for children of ages 11–18 from Ayr. Ayr Academy's catchment area covers Newton-on-Ayr, Whitletts and the outlying villages of Coylton, Annbank, and Mossblown. In 2007, the closure of Mainholm Academy resulted in the addition of approximately 100 pupils attending Ayr Academy. As of November 2020, 572 pupils attended Ayr Academy which is the smallest pupil intake numbers in the whole of South Ayrshire. Overview Catchment area In economical terms, Ayr Academy is one of the schools within South Ayrshire with high levels of economic deprivation and disadvantage, with more pupils attending Ayr Academy from deprived backgrounds than most within South Ayrshire. This was highlighted nationally in 2015 upon the release of national examination results across Scotland, with Ay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr College
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population of 46,982 Ayr is the 15th largest settlement in Scotland and largest town in Ayrshire by population. The town is contiguous with the smaller town of Prestwick to the north. Ayr was established as a Royal Burgh in 1205 and is the county town of Ayrshire. It served as Ayrshire's central marketplace and harbour throughout the Medieval Period and was a well-known port during the Early Modern Period. On the southern bank of the River Ayr sits the ramparts of a citadel constructed by Oliver Cromwell's men during the mid-17th century. Towards the south of the town is the birthplace of Scottish poet Robert Burns in the suburb of Alloway. Ayr has been a popular tourist resort since the expansion of the railway in 1840 owing to the town's fine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr United Football Academy
Ayr United Football Academy is incorporated as a not for profit Company Limited by guarantee. Its members are Ayr United Football Club, The Ayr United Community Initiative (The Honest Men Trust), NHS Ayrshire and Arran (Community Health Partnership), Ayrshire College and South Ayrshire Council, each of which is represented by a board director. In addition there are three independent directors and an independent chairperson. Directors Players Under 18's squad Staff List of academy graduates Below is a list of players that have come through the club's academy set-up who made a competitive first-team appearance for Ayr United F.C. since 2006 to the present day. Players in bold are currently at the club or out on loan. Notable former players Below are the notable former players who have played for the academy but left before making a first team appearance. * Aaron Muirhead * Kyle McAusland * James Maxwell * Siriki Dembele * Ben Doak Ben Ga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr State High School
Ayr State High School is a heritage-listed state secondary school at 82–90 Wickham Street, Ayr, Queensland, Ayr, Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. It is one of three high schools in Ayr, the others being Burdekin Catholic High School and Burdekin Christian College. Ayr State High School was designed by Department of Public Works (Queensland) and built from 1935 to 1937. It was also known as Ayr State High and Intermediate School. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 13 January 1995. Facilities The school has eleven buildings, including a fifty-seat auditorium and a multi-purpose shelter with a capacity of well over seven hundred for the school's 500 students. In 2012 all students were given the chance to be issued with a take home laptop. Sport Each year students compete in a wide variety of sporting competitions including a swimming and athletics competition. Sports houses include Banks (red), Macquarie (yellow), Philip (blue) and Cook (green), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultanate Of Agadez
The Sultanate of Agadez (also known as Tenere Sultanate of Aïr, Sultanate of Aïr, or Asben") was a Berber kingdom centered in the city of Agadez in the Aïr Mountains, located at the southern edge of the Sahara desert in north-central Niger. It was founded in 1449 by the Tuareg and Hausa people as a trading post. The Agadez Sultanate was later conquered by the Songhai Empire The Songhai Empire (also transliterated as Songhay) was a state that dominated the western Sahel/Sudan in the 15th and 16th century. At its peak, it was one of the largest states in African history. The state is known by its historiographical ... in 1500. After the defeat of the Songhai kingdom in 1591, the Agadez Sultanate regained its independence. It experienced a steep decline in population and economic activity during the 17th century. The kingdom was later conquered by the French in 1900. References Further reading *Decalo, Samuel. ''Historical Dictionary of Niger'', 3rd ed., pp. 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr And Renfrew (Commonwealth Parliament Constituency)
During the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, called the Protectorate, the Scottish sheriffdoms of Ayr and Renfrew Renfrew (; sco, Renfrew; gd, Rinn Friù) is a town west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire (historic), Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the House of Stewart, Royal Stewarts" ... were jointly represented by one Member of Parliament in the House of Commons at Westminster from 1654 until 1659. List of Members of Parliament References Constituencies in the Parliament of England Historic parliamentary constituencies in Scotland (Westminster) Constituencies established in 1654 Constituencies disestablished in 1659 1650s in Scotland 1654 establishments in Scotland {{UK-constituency-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr (UK Parliament Constituency)
Ayr was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1950 to 2005. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election. Boundaries The constituency was created by merging the Ayr burgh and Prestwick burgh components of the Ayr District of Burghs constituency with parts of the South Ayrshire and Kilmarnock constituencies. 1950 to 1974: The civil parishes of Ayr, Prestwick, Tarbolton and Symington. 300px, Chart of Ayr election results since October 1974. 1974 to 1983: The civil parishes of Ayr (except rural area around Ayr Hospital), Prestwick, Tarbolton and Symington. 1983 to 1997: The towns of Ayr (except the council estate of Kincaidston), Prestwick and Troon plus the villages of Dundonald, Loans, Monkton, Tarbolton and Symington. 1997 to 2005: The 1995 South Ayrshire electoral wards of Dundonald; East Kyle; Fort; Lochside and Craigie; Heathfield; Kingscase; Newton; Seafield; St Cut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayr (Scottish Parliament Constituency)
Ayr (; sco, Ayr; gd, Inbhir Àir, "Mouth of the River Ayr") is a town situated on the southwest coast of Scotland. It is the administrative centre of the South Ayrshire council area and the historic county town of Ayrshire. With a population of 46,982 Ayr is the 16th largest settlement in Scotland and second largest town in Ayrshire by population. The town is contiguous with the smaller town of Prestwick to the north. Ayr was established as a Royal Burgh in 1205 and is the county town of Ayrshire. It served as Ayrshire's central marketplace and harbour throughout the Medieval Period and was a well-known port during the Early Modern Period. On the southern bank of the River Ayr sits the ramparts of a citadel constructed by Oliver Cromwell's men during the mid-17th century. Towards the south of the town is the birthplace of Scottish poet Robert Burns in the suburb of Alloway. Ayr has been a popular tourist resort since the expansion of the railway in 1840 owing to t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
