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Kirkcudbrightshire
/ kɜːˈkuːbrɪˌʃɪə; -ʃə /
noun
- a former county of SW Scotland, part of Dumfries and Galloway since 1975
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Next turns up in Scotland, assistant to a doctor there; name Mair, locality Kirkcudbrightshire.
A Kirkcudbrightshire tale represents a child as once left in charge of a tailor, who “commenced a discourse” with him.
He held his new position for eight years, and then his health required him to retire to his estate in Kirkcudbrightshire.
It is locally common in Clydesdale, and has also been reported from Kirkcudbrightshire, and Perthshire.
In Scotland this is generally a very rare butterfly, but has latterly been abundant in Dumfriesshire and Kirkcudbrightshire.
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