[4] It shares its name in Gaelic, Baile Àtha Cliath ("The Ford of the Hurdles") with the Irish capital Dublin.

Proposals were mainly focused on the area surrounding the villages Union Street, Academy Street and Mauchline Road, with the Ayrshire Roads Alliance claiming that improvements were being sought in order to make the area "safer and more pleasant for walking and wheeling, and to enhance the public spaces".

The project steering group consisted of local residents from the village and representatives from Hurlford Primary School.

Pupils from Hurlford Primary School also assisted in design options for the parklet area as part of the regeneration project.

[9] The area's name references its location within the historic county of Ayrshire, which had been abolished for local government purposes in 1975 when Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Cumnock and Doon Valley, and Strathclyde region had been created.

It had 25 long-stay beds for inpatient care and a day hospital which provided assessment and rehabilitation facilities.

A poignant reminder of the heyday of the iron and steel industry of Hurlford is the ship's propeller erected at the Cross in the lately redeveloped town centre.

[13] Barleith distribution centre on the outskirts of Hurlford was previously owned by international drinks company Diageo.

[24] Hurlford Primary School, and is associated Early Childhood Centre, underwent a £2.98 million re–development project beginning in April 2016.

It was closed by East Ayrshire Council as it was no longer financially viable to repair the building, despite parental and local protest.