portant manufacturing town. It has mfrs. of carpets,
bonnets, tweeds and winceys, shawls and calicoes, and
boots and shoes ; but the staple trade now is in connec-
tion with iron, Kilmarnock standing in one of the
richest mineral fields of Scotland. There are numerous
foundries and engineering shops, and at Bonnieton
Square, to the W. of the town, are the locomotive
works of the Glasgow and South-Western Ry. Kil-
marnock is situated in a district famous for its dairy
produce, and its annual cheese show is the largest in
Scotland. Kilmarnock House, the residence of the
Boyds, Earls of Kilmarnock, is now an industrial
school. On the NE. side of the town is the Kay Park,
near the centre of which is the Burns Monument (1879).
The first edition of Burns’ poems was printed at
Kilmarnock in 1786. Alexander Smith (1830-1867),
the poet, was a native. The pari, limits were extended
in 1885. The Kilmarnock District of Parliamentary
Burghs (Kilmarnock, Dumbarton, Rutherglen, Renfrew,
and Port-Glasgow) returns 1 member.

Kilmaron Castle, seat, in par. and If mile NW. of
Cupar, Fife.

Kilmaronock, par., Dumbartonshire, on SE. side of
Loch Lomond, 10,325 ac., pop. 927; near the church,
6| miles NE. of Balloeh, are the ruins of Kilmaronock
Castle ; the par. includes the islands of Inchmurrin,
Creinch, Torrineh, and Aber, in Loch Lomond.

Kllmartli Tor, Cornwall, 65 miles N. of Liskeard,
alt. 1280 ft.

Kilmartln, par. and vil., Argyllshire—par., 25,102
ac., pop. 811; vil., 8 miles NAV. of Lochgilphead ; P.O.,
T.O.; in the churchyard are several old crosses ; N. of
vil. are the ruins of Kilmartln Castle ; the par. in-
cludes the islands of MacCaskin and Ree in Loch
Craignish.

KUmaskogue, mountain, S. co. Dublin, alt. 1339 ft.

Kilmastnlla, par., AV. co. Tipperary, on Kilmastulla
rivulet, 6 miles NE. of Newport, 4805 ac., pop. 890.

Kilmaurs, small town and par. with ry. sta., N.
Ayrshire—par., 5900 ac., pop. 3704 ; town, on Carmel
Water, 2£ miles NW. of Kilmarnock, pop. 1203 ; P.O.,
T.O. ; has shoe and bonnet factories, and in the neigh-
bourhood are coal and iron mines; the church dates
from the early part of the 15th century ; Kilmaurs was
formerly a burgh of barony (1527) under the Earls of
Glencairn ; it was at one time noted for its cutlery.

Kilmaveonaig, ancient par., now in Blair Athole
par., N. Perthshite.

Kilmead, seat, 5 m. NE. of Athy, co. Kildare ; P.O.

Kilmeadan, par. and ry. sta., N. co. Waterford,
on river Suir, 8 miles AV. of AVaterford, 9242 ac., pop.
1540 ; P.O., called Kilmeadcn.

Kilmcagc, par. and hamlet, mid. co. Kildare, on
Grand Canal, 10,881 ac., pop. 2407 ; P.O., called Kil-
meaguc; contains Robertstown.

Kilmeane, par., in co. and 3 miles SE. of Ros-
common, on Lough Ree, 8001 ac., pop. 1018.

Kilmeany, seat, 4§ miles E. of Listowel, co. Kerry.

Kilmeedy, par. and vil., S. co. Limerick, 7 m. SE. of
Newcastle—par., 9036ac., pop. 1805; vil., pop.167; P.O.

Kilmeen.—par., S. co. Cork, 4 miles NW. of Clona-
kilty, 8667 ac., pop. 1880.—2. Kilmeen, par., NW. co.
Cork, on river Blackwater, 2 miles W. of Kanturk,
36,710 ac., pop. 6653.-3. Kilmeen, par., S. co. Gal-
way, 3 miles E. of Loughrea, 3807 ac., pop. 369.

Kllmeena, par., W. co. Mayo, on Clew Bay, 3 miles
NW. of Westport, 10,762 ac., pop. 2742; P.O., called
Kllmena.

Kilntegan, par., co. Down, on Dundrum Bay, 13,986
ac., pop. 5438 ; contains Dundrum and Castlewellan.

Kllmelford, vil., Kilninver and Kilmelford par.,
Argyllshire, at head of Loch Melford, 16 miles S. of
Oban; P.O.

Kilmena, 3 miles NW. of AVestport, AV. co. Mayo;
P.O. See Kilmeena.

Kilmcnan, par., N. co. Kilkenny, 3 miles N. of
Ballyragget, 1008 ac., pop. 146.

Kilmeny, quoad sacra par., Killarrow and Kilmeny
par., Islay par., Argyllshire, pop. 881; 3 miles SW. of
Portaskaig is Kilmeny Loch.

Kilmersdon.—hundred, Somerset, 14,573 ac., pop.
8626; contains 10 pars.—2. Kilmersdon, par. and vil.,
Somerset, 6 m. NAA”. of Frome, 3460 ac., pop. 2323; P.O.