a sea-port and parliament town of Scotland, in the bailiwick of Cunningham; seated at the mouth of a river of the same name on the frith of Clyde, in W. Long. 2. 55. N. Lat. 55. 36. This port had formerly several busses in the herring-fishery. At present that branch is given up; but the inhabitants still employ a number of brigs in the coal-trade to Ireland. Irvine had a vicount's title, now extinct.