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The Largs War Memorial - a record of all those listed on the war memorial in Largs, with some biographical information on those who fell.
 
 
Index to Largs entries in the Glasgow Herald - an index to Largs related entries in the Glasgow Herald, from the years 1821-22, 1826 and 1844
 
 
The First Statistical Account of Largs - a description of the parish by the Reverend Mr. Gilbert Lang (Vol. 2, p. 360: 1791-99) is freely available at the EDINA website, Use the 'browse scanned pages' function at the bottom of the screen and type Largs in the search box.
 
 
The First Statistical Account of Largs - another version, written by 'a Friend to Statistical Enquiries', who was less than happy with the brevity of Lang's original account! (Vol. 17, p.503: 1791-99). Freely available at Google Books. Click 'Read This Book' (top left) and type in the page number at the top of the screen.
 
 
The Second Statistical Account of Largs - an updated description of the parish by the Reverend John Dow (Vol. 5, p.786: April 1842). Freely available at Google Books. Click 'Read This Book' (top left) and type in the page number at the top of the screen.
 
 
An 1879 Guide to Wemyss Bay, Skelmorlie, Inverkip, Largs and The Surrounding Districts with Maps and Illustrations - by Rev. John Boyd, minister of Wemyss Bay and Skelmorlie United Presbyterian Church (1871 -99). Available for free at Scribd.com.
 
 
The Battle of Largs - a "Gothic poem", published 1804. Goes on a bit...! 

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