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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, [[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]].

A hat known as the 'Kilmarnock bunnet' (bonnet) has its origins in the town.

A hat known as the 'Kilmaurnock bunnet' (bonnet) has its origins in the town.

[[Robert Burns]]' first collection of poems was published in Kilmarnock.

[[Robert Burns]]' first collection of poems was published in Kilmarnock.