Brewer's: Kyle

Carrick, and Cunningham. Ayrshire is divided into three parts: Kyle, a strong corn-growing soil; Carrick, a wild hilly portion, only fit for feeding cattle; and Cunningham, a rich dairy land. Hence the saying-

Kyle for a man, Carrick for a coo [cow], Cunningham for butter, Galloway for woo' [wool].

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