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'''Kilmarnock''' is a large market town in [[Ayrshire]], in the [[Scottish Lowlands]] south of [[Glasgow]].
'''Kilmarnock''' is a large market town in [[Ayrshire]], in the [[Scottish Lowlands]] south of [[Glasgow]].
Historically, important local industries have included [[coal]]-mining, [[carpet]]-making (including the carpets of the [[Titanic]]) and locomotive manufacture. The town is a hotbed of [[freemasonry]] and it is difficult for non-masons to obtain any worthwhile employment there. As a result of this many inhabitants of "Killie" are forced to commute daily to [[Glasgow]].
Historically, important local industries have included coal mining and heavy industry, and locomotive, textile and [[carpet]] manufacturing (including the carpets of the [[Titanic]]). A hat known as the ''Kilmarnock bonnet'', consisting of a flat broad cap made of blue, red, or black wool, has its origins in the town.
[[Robert Burns]]' first collection of poems, ''Poems, chiefly in the Scottish dialect'', was published in Kilmarnock in 1786.
[[Robert Burns]]' first collection of poems was published in Kilmarnock.
Kilmarnock Football Club is the oldest professional [[soccer|football]] club in Scotland.
Kilmarnock Football Club is the oldest professional [[soccer|football]] club in Scotland.