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  • The Doctor had been for many years the incumbent of Garnock, which is pleasantly situated between Irvine and Kilwinning, and, on account of the benevolence of his disposition, was much beloved by his parishioners.

    The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family John Galt 1809

  • He went to Garnock Academy before studying journalism at Napier College.

    Sources of Authority Ancient and Modern Newmania 2008

  • Garnock, of Stirling, seemed at times to be caught up to the third heaven, where he saw and enjoyed what he was unable to utter.

    Sketches of the Covenanters J. C. McFeeters

  • McDonnell, 22, from Garnock in west Belfast, pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving, but walked free from court.

    BBC News - Home 2011

  • Captain David Garnock told a commission of inquiry that he had removed up to 26 sailors from service during his two years as commanding officer of HMAS Cerberus and would "throw the book" at drug offenders.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • Alas! to what changes am I doomed, -- that was the tea hour at the manse of Garnock.

    The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family John Galt 1809

  • Pringle, he met, near Eglintoun Gates, that pious woman, Mrs. Glibbans, coming to Garnock, brimful of some most extraordinary intelligence.

    The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family John Galt 1809

  • The evening by this time was far advanced, and the young clergyman was not desirous to renew the conversation; he therefore almost immediately took his leave, and walked sedately towards Garnock, debating with himself as he went along, whether Dr. Pringle's family were likely to be benefited by their legacy.

    The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family John Galt 1809

  • I remember it was glad tidings to our ears in the parish of Garnock; and that Mr. Craig, who had just been ta'en on for an elder that fall, was for having a thanksgiving-day on the account thereof, holding it to be a signal manifestation of a new birth in the of-old-godly town of Glasgow, which had become slack in the way of well-doing, and the church therein lukewarm, like that of

    The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family John Galt 1809

  • The morning on which we bade farewell for a time -- alas! it was to me as if for ever, to my native shades of Garnock -- the weather was cold, bleak, and boisterous, and the waves came rolling in majestic fury towards the shore, when we arrived at the Tontine Inn of Ardrossan.

    The Ayrshire Legatees, or, the Pringle family John Galt 1809

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