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Birnie

Birnie may refer to:

  • Birnie (surname)
  • Birnie, Moray, a former inhabited place and civil parish south of Elgin, Moray, Scotland; an archaeological site where hoards of artefacts and Roman coins predating the Roman invasion of Scotland by Septimius Severus (208 AD) have been discovered
    • Birnie Kirk, a Church of Scotland church at Birnie, Moray, first cathedral of the Bishop of Moray
  • Birnie Island, a small uninhabited coral island in the Republic of Kiribati
  • Birnie Loch, a loch in North East Fife, Scotland
Birnie (surname)

Birnie is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • David and Catherine Birnie, Australian husband and wife pair of serial killers
  • Esmond Birnie (born 1965), author, economist, and Ulster Unionist Party politician
  • George Birnie Esslemont (1860–1917), British Liberal politician
  • Harry Charles Birnie, Scottish seaman, captain with the Cunard line and commodore in the Royal Navy Reserve
  • John Birnie Philip (1824–1875), English sculptor of the 19th century
  • Ted Birnie (1878–1935), professional footballer and manager
  • Tessa Birnie (1934–2008), New Zealand-born Australian concert pianist
  • William Birnie Rhind (1853–1933), Scottish sculptor

Usage examples of "birnie".

Pate Birnie was a celebrated fiddler or violinist who resided in Kinghorn, Fifeshire.

Pate maks the fool forget his freaks, Maks baxter bodies burn their bakes, And gowkies gie their hame the glaiks, And follow Patie Birnie.