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KILBIRNIE , a See also:town in See also:north See also:Ayrshire, See also:Scotland, on the Garnock, 202 m. S.W. of See also:Glasgow, with stations on the Glasgow & See also:South-Western and the Caledonian See also:railways. Pop. (1901), 4571. The See also:industries include See also:flax-See also:spinning, rope See also:works, See also:engineering works, and manufactures of See also:linen See also:- THREAD (0. Eng. praed, literally, that which is twisted, prawan, to twist, to throw, cf. " throwster," a silk-winder, Ger. drehen, to twist, turn, Du. draad, Ger. Draht, thread, wire)
thread, wincey, flannels and fishing-nets, and there are See also:iron and See also:steel works and See also:coal mines in the vicinity. The See also:parish See also:- CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
church is of See also:historical See also:interest, most of the See also:building dating from the See also:Reformation. In the See also:churchyard are the recumbent See also:effigies of See also:Captain See also:- THOMAS
- THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
- THOMAS (d. 110o)
- THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
- THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
- THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
- THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
- THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
- THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
- THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
- THOMAS, ST
- THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
- THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)
Thomas See also:Crawford of Jordanhill (d. 1603), who in 1575 effected the surprise of See also:Dumbarton See also:Castle, and his See also:lady. Near Kilbirnie See also:Place, a See also:modern See also:mansion, are the ruins of Kilbirnie Castle, an See also:ancient seat of the earls of Crawford, destroyed by See also:fire in 1757. About
m. E. is Kilbirnie See also:Loch, 11 m. See also:long.
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