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KYRLE. Oxford, but never received a degree. His charity took the form very frequently of advancing money to a neighbor who intended to build, decorate, or alter, with the understanding that Kyrle should plan the work. In 1693 he leased a bit of ground in Ross for 500 years, and made it a public park. The Kyrle Society, named after him, was founded in 1875; its aim is to better the common people, by laying out parks, giving concerts, and promoting house decoration and window gardening.  KYUSHU,. The southernmost of the four principal islands of Japan. See. 