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		smcl on Oct 3, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Scottish Nitroglycerin and One Legged Stools (2014... Maybe that’s where the erroneous “e” in “Ayreshire” was meant to be (note: should be Ayrshire)

war1025 on Oct 3, 2020 [–]

A bit random, my Grandma went to school in Ayrshire, Iowa [1], which I have to imagine was named after Ayrshire, Scotland.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayrshire,_Iowa

smcl on Oct 4, 2020 | [–]

I imagine it was!

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