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	The Lordship & Barony of Kilmarnock - Dean Castle
		The house was later occupied by the Earl of Glencairn, and from Rambles Round Kilmarnock, "Kilmarnock House is now converted into an Industrial Ragged School, and in it many poor children who have lost their parents, and others who would otherwise become waifs of society, find a home".
		His son James, the 14th Earl of Glencairn, sold the estate to Henrietta, 'the rich Miss Scott', eldest daughter of General John Scott of Balcomie, Fife in 1786.
		The estate and the castle was sold in 1748 by James Boyd, son of the Earl, to William Cunningham, 13th Earl of Glencairn.
	freespace.virgin.net /kilmarnock.org.uk/dean.html

	The Lordship & Barony of Kilmarnock - Dean Castle
		The house was later occupied by the Earl of Glencairn, and from Rambles Round Kilmarnock, "Kilmarnock House is now converted into an Industrial Ragged School, and in it many poor children who have lost their parents, and others who would otherwise become waifs of society, find a home".
		His son James, the 14th Earl of Glencairn, sold the estate to Henrietta, 'the rich Miss Scott', eldest daughter of General John Scott of Balcomie, Fife in 1786.
		The estate and the castle was sold in 1748 by James Boyd, son of the Earl, to William Cunningham, 13th Earl of Glencairn.
	freespace.virgin.net /kilmarnock.org.uk/dean.html

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	The Feaud of Glencairn and Eglinton
		The Earl of Eglintoun, Lord Semple and their said friends are required to come Edinburg on 14th March next, and the Earl of Glencairn and his friends on Wednesday 15th March; and, at their coming to the burgh, they are to repair to their lodgings, and remain there till sent for by the Council.
		It will be remembered that the presence of the Earl of Eglinton in Langshaw was made known to the Cuninghames by the Lady of the house, and that the fluttering of a tablecloth, waved either by her own hands or by those of her sympathetic maid, was the signal for doom.
		He was the direct murderer of the chief of the Montgomeries, and the Master of Montgomerie took reprisal in his case into his own hands.
	fp.ayrshireroots.plus.com /Genealogy/Historical/Feud%20of%20Glencairn%20and%20Eglinton.htm

	Finlaystone House
		Upon the coast, on a rising ground, is situate the castle of Finlaystone, the seat of the Earl of Glencairn...
		Of the fifteen Earls of Glencairn, three were Governors of Dumbarton as the Dennistons had been before them.
		It is said that in 1556 John Knox gave his first communion in the West of Scotland to the Earl and his household under a Yew tree still to be seen on the lawn by the house (though now further south than it was then - it was moved to its present position in 1900).
	www.finlaystonehouse.com /historycunninghams.htm

	Clan Campbell - The Argyll Campbells
		His sons were, Archibald, fourth Earl of Argyll; John, ancestor of the Campbells of Lochnell, of which house the Campbells of Balerno, and Stonefield are cadets; and Alexander, dean of Moray.
		On the death of the eighth earl, his estates and title were of course forfeited, but Charles II, in 1663, sensible of the great services of Lord Lorn, and of the injustice with which he had been treated, restored to him the estates and the title of Earl of Argyll.
		Archibald, fifth Earl of Argyll, was educated under the direction of Mr John Douglas, his father's domestic chaplain, and the first Protestant Archbishop of St Andrews, and distinguished himself as one of the most able among the Lords of the Congregation.
	www.electricscotland.com /webclans/atoc/campbel-a.html

	Alexander Cunningham
		CUNNINGHAM, ALEXANDER, fifth earl of Glencairn, was the son and successor of William the fourth.
		The reformer was afterwards received by the earl at his house of Finlayston, where the sacrament of the Lord’s supper was dispensed, according to the forms of the church of Geneva, to his lordship, his tenantry, and friends.
		It was of this letter that the queen said, in handing it afterwards to archbishop Beaton, "Please you, my lord, to read a pasquil." The earl of Glencairn was one of those eminent persons who, in 1557, associated themselves in a covenant, for the purpose of promoting the establishment of the reformed religion in Scotland.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/other/cunningham_alexander.htm

	Janet's Genealogy
		This earl did not claim the earldom of Crawford, although he became earl dejure ifl 1808, but in 1843 his son James Lindsay (1783—1869) did so, and in 1848 the claim was allowed by the House of Lords.
		The earls of Balcarres are descended from John Lindsay, Lord Menmuir (1552—1598), a younger son of David Lindsay, 9th earl of Crawford.
		Reginald Crawford was the youngest son of Alan, the IV Earl of Richmond.
	www.geocities.com /janet_ariciu/Crawford.html

	Portrait of Lord Glencairn, from Stowe, Duke of Buckingham, Linley Wood, Heath-Caldwell
		It is believed to have been purchased in 1848 by James Stamford Caldwell from the sale of the Contents of Stowe House, formally the property of the Duke of Buckingham.
		In the Catalogue of the Contents of Stowe it is recorded, page 169, as being bought by Caldwell, for 6 pounds and 6 shillings, on Sept 12 (or 19), as part of Lot 57 "William Earl of Glencairn: and Mrs Behn".
		It should be noted that the reference to "the collection of the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers" appears to be incorrect.
	www.jjhc.info /lwglencairne.htm

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	1847 Gazetteer of Scotland
		During the minority of Mary, James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, the then heir to the throne, and the ancestor of the ducal house of Hamilton, was appointed regent.
		Sir William Wallace, being in possession of the town of Ayr, left the town and fortress to the care of the townsmen; and being joined by the laird of Auchinleck, and his uncle, Adam Wallace of Richardtown, and Boyd, they borrowed English horses after it was dark, forming a squadron of 300 cavalry.
		Cunningham of Lainshaw, and other merchants, hired their ships as transports; but Mr Glassford of Dugaldston, who did not approve of the coercive measures that were in progress, laid up his vessels in the harbour of Port Glasgow.
	www.amostcuriousmurder.com /Gazetteer.htm

	Campbell
		Their sons were, Archibald, fourth Earl of Argyll; John, ancestor of the Campbells of Lochnell, of which house the Campbells of Balerno, and Stonefield are cadets; and Alexander, dean of Moray.
		From this period the great power formerly enjoyed by the Earls of Ross, Lords of the Isles, was transferred to the Earls of Argyll and Huntly; the former having the chief rule in the south isles and adjacent coasts.
		Alexander of Isla, being summoned to answer certain charges of Argyll, made his appearance at once, and gave in to the council a written statement, in which, among other things, he stated that the disturbed state of the Isles was mainly caused by the late Earl of Argyll and his brothers,
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/leitrim/147/campbell.html

	Dunlop Royalty
		James was born at Dunlop House on June 19th, 1759 and died on March 30th 1832 at Colvend, Southwick, Kincardineshire, Scotland.
		James (married Margaret Hamilton); Alexander; John; William(Robert of Bloak); Thomas of Househill (married Grissel Cochran; Allan; Dorothy (Married James Stewart); Christian (Married David Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh.) John started the Garnkirk Branch, First Laird of Garnkirk (1634-1662).
		Earl of Glasgow, G.CMG, Governor and Commander-in-Chief New Zealand 1892-1897; Captain RN (ret); LL.D Dublin and Glasgow, DL; JP Ayrshire.
	www.angelfire.com /fl/ClanDunlop/royalty.htm

	Campbell
		Their sons were, Archibald, fourth Earl of Argyll; John, ancestor of the Campbells of Lochnell, of which house the Campbells of Balerno, and Stonefield are cadets; and Alexander, dean of Moray.
		In 1599, when measures were in progress for bringing the chiefs of the Isles under subjection to the king, the Earl of Argyll and his kinsman, John Campbell of Calder, were accused of having secretly used their influences to prevent Sir James Macdonald of Dunyveg and his clan from being reconciled to the government.
		From this period the great power formerly enjoyed by the Earls of Ross, Lords of the Isles, was transferred to the Earls of Argyll and Huntly; the former having the chief rule in the south isles and adjacent coasts.
	www.fortunecity.com /bally/leitrim/147/campbell.html

	Clan Cunningham Society of America
		So important was the Earl to Burns that the poet wrote a poignant lament at his patrons' passing called "Lament for James Cunningham, 14th Earl of Glencairn." The whole poem relates the sadness and desolation the poet felt at his benefactor's death.
		It was due to the patronage and support of Burns by James, the 14th Earl of Glencairn, that the poet was able to rise to literary prominence.
		The Cunninghams of Glengarnock were a cadet branch of the line of the Earls of Glencairn.
	www.clancunningham.us /index.jsp?nav_id=19

	HOUSE OF LINE
		446- 447; The Scots Peerage: Cunningham, Earl of Glencairn, pp.
		In fact, the House of Boyd Society that exists today, which is one of the major and larger historical clans or families in Scotland that held noble titles and lands, includes the Line(s) families as septs, or junior allied families, and entitles them to benefits of membership in their society based on this relationship.
		Instead of being the grandson of the Laird of Roxburgh, the other versions state he is the grandson of the Laird of Foulis, the Earl of Forbes, or Earl of Murray, which indicates that the original Tam might have had some sort of noble blood in him.
	users.adelphia.net /~gline/Johnathan.html

	History of the Burgh of Dumfries - Chapter XXI
		Some of the leading men had been induced, by the preaching of the Lollards in Kyle, a neighbouring district, to embrace Protestantism; the secret convert to its numbering, among others, several members of the Cunningham family, in accordance with the example set by their noble relative, the Earl of Glencairn.
		Harlow, passing to the manor-house of Garlies, began his mission there; and then, at three o’clock on the morning of the above day, “preached in the fore-hall of Robert Cunninghame, within the burgh of Dunfrese,” one of his hearers being his patron and coadjutor, Mr.
		James Starke, on Sir Christopher’s Chapel, he says: “There is no reason to doubt but that the patriot Seton suffered at the common place of execution at that day.
	www.electricscotland.com /HISTORY/dumfries/history21.htm

	The Lordship & Barony of Kilmarnock - Dean Castle
		The house was later occupied by the Earl of Glencairn, and from Rambles Round Kilmarnock, "Kilmarnock House is now converted into an Industrial Ragged School, and in it many poor children who have lost their parents, and others who would otherwise become waifs of society, find a home".
		Kilmarnock House in St.Marnock Street, Kilmarnock, became the residence of the Boyds after an accidental fire gutted Dean Castle in 1735.
		The Park was formerly part of the grounds of Kilmarnock House, and was given to the town in 1892 by Baroness Howard de Walden.
	freespace.virgin.net /kilmarnock.org.uk/dean.html (1018 words)

	The Lordship & Barony of Kilmarnock - Dean Castle
		The house was later occupied by the Earl of Glencairn, and from Rambles Round Kilmarnock, "Kilmarnock House is now converted into an Industrial Ragged School, and in it many poor children who have lost their parents, and others who would otherwise become waifs of society, find a home".
		The estate and the castle was sold in 1748 by James Boyd, son of the Earl, to William Cunningham, 13th Earl of Glencairn.
		His son James, the 14th Earl of Glencairn, sold the estate to Henrietta, 'the rich Miss Scott', eldest daughter of General John Scott of Balcomie, Fife in 1786.
	freespace.virgin.net /kilmarnock.org.uk/dean.html (1018 words)

	The Lordship & Barony of Kilmarnock - Dean Castle
		The house was later occupied by the Earl of Glencairn, and from Rambles Round Kilmarnock, "Kilmarnock House is now converted into an Industrial Ragged School, and in it many poor children who have lost their parents, and others who would otherwise become waifs of society, find a home".
		The Park was formerly part of the grounds of Kilmarnock House, and was given to the town in 1892 by Baroness Howard de Walden.
		Kilmarnock House in St.Marnock Street, Kilmarnock, became the residence of the Boyds after an accidental fire gutted Dean Castle in 1735.
	freespace.virgin.net /kilmarnock.org.uk/dean.html (1035 words)

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	The Lordship & Barony of Kilmarnock - Dean Castle
		The house was later occupied by the Earl of Glencairn, and from Rambles Round Kilmarnock, "Kilmarnock House is now converted into an Industrial Ragged School, and in it many poor children who have lost their parents, and others who would otherwise become waifs of society, find a home".
		Kilmarnock House in St.Marnock Street, Kilmarnock, became the residence of the Boyds after an accidental fire gutted Dean Castle in 1735.
		It is a 14th century defensive 'keep' structure similar to Craigmillar Castle, and located in a dean (a wooded glen) at the meeting of the Borland and Craufurdland Waters (now Kilmarnock Water) about a mile north-east of Kilmarnock.
	freespace.virgin.net /kilmarnock.org.uk/dean.html (4651 words)

	Cistercian Life
		October, 1999 marked the Golden Jubilee of Foundation, and the Abbess from Glencairn and one of the surviving Irish foundresses (all the Irish had been recalled to Glencairn in the mid 1950's) joined the MSM Abbey community for the celebration.
		Several American woman had gone to Ireland to receive their initial formation as Cistercians and they with Irish sisters from Glencairn formed the group of Foundresses.
		That same year our first daughter house, Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey, sent sisters to Tautra, Norway to bring Cistercian life again to that country.
	www.msmabbey.org /Cistercian_Life.htm (4651 words)

	Craigdarroch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert, his descendant in the 6th generation, married Lady Janet Cunningham, daughter of the 4th Earl of Glencairn of Maxwelton, in 1537 and their marriage stone, with the shakefork of the Cunninghams, is to be seen with the other carved stones on the base of the old tower of Craigdarroch.
		After 1904 the house was occasionally rented by Clare Dubs who bought it in 1923, living there until he died in 1943 when it passed to his nephew (by marriage), Robert Sinclair Scott, who sold it in 1957 to Adam Dalzell who died in 1961.
		Craigdarroch is the name of a house in Moniaive, Dumfriesshire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Craigdarroch (727 words)

	Memoirs and portraits of 100 Glasgow men: 1. Sir Archibald Alison [ebook chapter] / James MacLehose, 1886
		In 1825 Alison married Elizabeth Glencairn, daughter of Colonel Tytler, and granddaughter of William Tytler, the literary defender of Mary Queen of Scots.
		Alison died at Possil House on 23 May 1867.
		Alison applied for and obtained it from Sir Robert Peel, and on 12th February, 1835, took up his abode in Possil House, which was so long to be associated with his name.
	gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk /100men/gm01.htm (2081 words)

	Clan Cunningham Society of America
		William Cuninghame, 1st Laird of Craigends; second son of Alexander de Cunynghame, Earl of Glencairn, had a charter of Robertland in 1506.
		A view from inside the castle grounds of the rear of the Governor's house and grounds with the Clyde River in the background.
		In 1479, William Cunningham was granted the lands of Craigends, becoming the first laird of Craigends.
	www.clancunningham.us /index.jsp?nav_id=19 (2081 words)

	Client List
		Glencairn Museum, The Academy of the New Church, Bryn Athyn
		Farmhouse Museum - Elk Grove Park District, Elk Grove Village
		The Brewmaster's Castle (Christian Heurich House Museum), Washington
	www.museumsoftware.com /client_list.htm (2081 words)

	James Maidment
		Reports of claims preferred to the House of Lords in the cases of the Cassillis, Sutherland, Spynie and Glencairn peerages.
		Letters and state papers during the reign of King James the Sixth: Chiefly from the manuscript collections of Sir James Balfour of Denmyln ([Abbotsford Club, Edinburgh.
		Bibliographical list of the various publications by James Maidment, esquire, advocate, from the years M. XVII to M. Thomas George Stevenson
	www.truefresco.com /bookshop/us/books/author/James+Maidment.htm (2081 words)

	The Feud of Glencairn and Eglinton
		Eglinton estate stretched near and far; it had many fine homesteads, beeves fed on many a field, and the corn was ripe in the fields for the harvest, The farm houses sat peacefully in the autumn sun, their inmates all unconscious of what awaited them.
		It will be remembered that the presence of the Earl of Eglinton in Langshaw was made known to the Cuninghames by the Lady of the house, and that the fluttering of a tablecloth, waved either by her own hands or by those of her sympathetic maid, was the signal for doom.
		Eglinton Castle was but a few miles distant in the one direction, and in the other, within easy ken, was the keep of Ardrossan, with its heavy battlements and its solid masonry.
	www.maybole.org /history/Books/legends/feudofglencairnandeglinton.htm (4728 words)

	Welcome to West Belfast
		Already part of the Loyalist perspective on Belfast's political development is provided by the military exhibition at the award-winning Fernhill House Museum in Glencairn, but there is ample scope for other interpretations of West Belfast.
		West Belfast's reputation creates a curiosity factor which can be harnessed by providing organised tours of its murals, and explanations of its political ideologies.
		Contrary to its image, and despite years of neglect and lack of investment, West Belfast is a vibrant and lively place, rich in tradition, heritage and culture, and boasting strong community networks and a self-help ethos.
	www.iol.ie /~wbelecon/tourism.html (4728 words)

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