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First published 1976 (SND Vol. X, list of Scottish fairs & markets).
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KIPPER FAIR. A gala day at Newton-on-Ayr in August where the close of the salmon-fishing was celebrated with a treat of kippered (smoked) salmon and ale (Ayr. 1864 J. Paterson Reminisc. 72, 1904 D. Caldwell Kipper Fair 11).