101-787: Playsport Arena is a two-stage sports and entertainment arena in East Kilbride , Scotland. The main arena will have a seating capacity for 6,000 spectators. The arena's main tenants will be the Caledonia Gladiators basketball teams, who will move from their previous homes at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow (men's team) and the Lagoon Centre in Paisley (women's team) for the start of the 2023–24 season. The 90-acre Playsport site, location between
202-495: A hermit from Connell , to help her; he became the first Bishop of Kildare . It has often been said that she gave canonical jurisdiction to Conleth, but Archbishop Healy says that she simply "selected the person to whom the Church gave this jurisdiction", and her biographer tells us that she chose Saint Conleth "to govern the church along with herself". For centuries, Kildare was ruled by a double line of abbot-bishops and abbess-bishops,
303-479: A child, she once gave away her mother's entire store of butter. The butter was then replenished in answer to Brigid's prayers. Around the age of ten, she was returned as a household servant to her father, where her charity led her to donate his belongings to the poor. In both of the earliest biographies, Dubhthach is so annoyed with Brigid that he took her in a chariot to the King of Leinster to sell her. While Dubhthach
404-657: A journey time of about 27 minutes. The town is also served by Hairmyres railway station in Hairmyres. East Kilbride's primary bus operator is First Glasgow which provides regular services to the city centre, Busby , Clarkston , Castlemilk , Rutherglen , Blantyre , Hamilton , Motherwell and to many other destinations across Greater Glasgow. McGill's Bus Services provide a service linking East Kilbride to Eaglesham , Newton Mearns , Barrhead , Neilston and Uplawmoor as well as another service to Cambuslang and Halfway . JMB Travel and Whitelaws Coaches also run services in
505-459: A major £4 million expansion and re-planning of the existing site to form 14 rapid drive-through stances with new travel centre and CAB facility at the eastern gateway to the Town Centre. The bus station, which was designed by the architectural firm CDA, opened in 2005. The brief given to the designers was that they were "to achieve a fast turn around of buses, safe pedestrian/vehicular segregation and
606-500: A more generic suburban layout of low-density private housing, arranged mainly in cul-de-sacs fed by distributor roads. East Kilbride Civic Centre , which was commissioned by the burgh of East Kilbride was designed by Scott Fraser & Browning, built by Holland, Hannen & Cubitts and completed in 1968. From 1975 East Kilbride lent its name to a local government district in the Strathclyde region . From creation until 1980
707-521: A people mainly based in Leinster . Three biographies name her mother as Broicsech, a slave who had been baptised by Saint Patrick . They name her father as Dubhthach, a chieftain of Leinster. The Vitae says that Dubhthach's wife forced him to sell Brigid's mother to a druid when she became pregnant. This might have been inspired by the Biblical story of Abraham and Hagar . An 8th-century account calls
808-630: A portion of the precious relic of St. Brigid preserved there for over a thousand years. It is venerated at present in the Parochial Church of St. Martin to which in olden times was attached a famous Irish monastery….. The relic is, if I remember aright, a tooth of the Saint. At Cologne, I found great difficulty in securing a portion of this relic. It was at first peremptorily refused. The Pastor of St. Martin's declared that his parishioners would be at once in revolt if they heard that their great parochial treasure
909-509: A probable dedication to an Irish saint in this part of Scotland is problematic due to linguistic dating issues, but some analysis suggests that churches with cille place-names in the south west represent an early and short-lived influx of Irish church influence in or before the eighth century, which may or may not have involved the Céilí Dé who were monastics. However, it has been suggested by Prof. T. O. Clancy and others that cille place-names in
1010-707: A relic of the saint's tooth from the parochial church of St. Martin of Tours in Cologne in the German Empire and gave it to the Brigidine Sisters in Melbourne . Cardinal Moran wrote about the circumstances in which he obtained the tooth in a letter to the Reverend Mother of this Convent dated 13 March 1906: I went all the way to Cologne on my return from Rome in 1884, on my appointment of Archbishop of Sydney to secure
1111-601: A request granted by the Bishop of Lisbon , António Mendes Belo . The city of Armagh had several associations with St. Brigid. In the twelfth century, the city had two crosses dedicated to Brigid, though, according to the Monasticon Hibernicum , purported relics of the saint reposing in Armagh were lost in an accidental fire in 1179. In the seventeenth century, Armagh also had a street named Brigid located near Brigid's church in
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#17328485761221212-421: A ritual landscape related to ancestor cults and relationships with key topographical features and annual solar events. A flint arrow head was discovered by Allan Forrest, a then child resident whilst groundworks were taking place in his family's garden at Glen Bervie, St Leonards in 1970 which later was identified as dating to 1500 BC (Bronze Age). Prehistoric – possibly Roman – graves have also been found near
1313-423: A secure and accessible environment set within an attractive urban realm". There are 14 stances (stands) at the bus station that are equipped with electronic displays showing the next few departures. There is also a Travel Centre which is open Saturdays between 9.00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The operators at the bus station are First Glasgow , McGill's Bus Services , JMB Travel and Whitelaw's Coaches. Many of
1414-597: A sense of belonging and place. The town is also home to East Kilbride Arts Centre, a popular arts and performance venue, as well as the longstanding Village Theatre. The town hosted the National Mòd in 1975. East Kilbride F.C. of the Scottish Lowland Football League are based in the town, and play at the K-Park Training Academy at Calderglen Country Park . Motherwell Women F.C of
1515-434: A young man and, hoping to meet him, snuck out of the bed in which she and Brigid were sleeping. However, recognising her spiritual peril, she prayed for guidance, then placed burning embers in her shoes and put them on. "Thus, by fire", Ultan wrote, "she put out fire, and by pain extinguished pain." She then returned to bed. Brigid feigned sleep but was aware of Darlugdach's departure. The next day, Darlugdach revealed to Brigid
1616-414: Is St. Brigid's RC parish. In Hebridean mythology and folklore , one of the most prominent figures featured in ethnomusicologist Margaret Fay Shaw 's iconic 1955 book Folksongs and Folklore of South Uist is St Brigid of Kildare, about whom many local stories, songs, and customs are recorded. In Fleet Street , City of London stands St Bride's Church , substantially rebuilt since its foundation in
1717-562: Is a Christianisation of the Celtic goddess Brigid . The saint's feast day is 1 February, and traditionally it involves weaving Brigid's crosses and many other folk customs. It was originally a pre-Christian festival called Imbolc , marking the beginning of spring. From 2023 it is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland . This feast day is shared by Dar Lugdach , who tradition says was her student, close companion, and successor. The saint has
1818-565: Is also referred to as "the Mary of the Gael ", "the Mary of Ireland" and the "Mother Saint of Ireland". A less common name is "Brigid of Faughart ", after her traditional birthplace. There is debate over whether Brigid was a real person. There are few historical facts about her, and early hagiographies "are mainly anecdotes and miracle stories, some of which are deeply rooted in Irish pagan folklore". She has
1919-482: Is also the same year Brigit is supposed to have been born, and the same year of her death. Culdee-type Christian settlements were essential to the spread of the Celtic church in Scotland, with small pagan sites being converted and chapels or cells forming little more than crude shelters, or timber and turf buildings with crude circular enclosures. Additionally, the number of place-name dedications to St. Brigit in Scotland
2020-571: Is debate among many secular scholars and Christians as to the truthfulness of her biographies. Her year of birth is usually given as 451 or 452 AD. One tradition is that Brigid was born at Faughart (just north of Dundalk ), in Conaille Muirtheimne , part of the Kingdom of Ulaid . Another tradition is that she was born at Ummeras, near Kildare. All early sources say she was one of the Fothairt ,
2121-585: Is divided into a number of smaller neighbourhoods bordered by main through-roads. Part of the new town design was that each of these would be a self-contained entity, with a variety of housing types, local shops and primary schools, and accessed safely for pedestrians via paths and underpasses separate from main roads. This is true for the original areas of the new town (principally Calderwood , Greenhills , The Murray , St Leonards and Westwood ) while newer developments, such as Stewartfield , Lindsayfield and Mossneuk do not adhere as closely to this model and have
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#17328485761222222-460: Is further evidence of the possibility of Culdee activity in the southwest, if extrapolations are allowed from known areas of culdee activity. How this possibility relates to the relatively late dating-periods in the British kingdom of Strathclyde has not been explored owing to a lack of surviving written sources to provide insights for this geographical area. In the early 18th century, the word 'East'
2323-420: Is portrayed somewhat sympathetically in the stories. He can see that Brigid is special, he is concerned for Brigid's welfare, and he eventually frees her and her mother. Cogitosus said she spent her youth as a farm worker; churning butter, shepherding the flocks and tending the harvest. As she grew older, Brigid was said to have worked miracles, including healing and feeding the poor. According to one tale, as
2424-637: Is situated in the Murray. There is one Lutheran parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England, which is located in the Westwood hill area. An Evangelical Christian congregation is also located in the Westwood area. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints meeting hall is situated in Vancouver Drive, Westwood. Two congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses share a Kingdom Hall near the centre of
2525-511: Is the patroness saint (or 'mother saint') of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba . According to medieval Irish hagiographies , she was an abbess who founded the important abbey of Kildare ( Cill Dara ), as well as several other monasteries of nuns. There are few documented historical facts about her, and her hagiographies are mainly anecdotes and miracle tales, some of which are Christianisations of hero tales from Irish mythology . They say Brigid
2626-640: Is the largest town in South Lanarkshire in Scotland , and the country's sixth-largest locality by population. It was also designated Scotland's first new town on 6 May 1947. The area lies on a raised plateau to the south of the Cathkin Braes , about eight miles (thirteen kilometres) southeast of Glasgow and close to the boundary with East Renfrewshire . The town ends close to the White Cart Water to
2727-532: Is venerated on 2 February (not 1 February, as in Ireland). According to the local tradition of the latter church, St. Brigid's head would have been carried to King Dinis of Portugal in 1283 by three Irish knights travelling to the Aragonese Crusade . A commemorative inscription on the northern façade of the church, in 16th-century characters, reads: "Here in these three tombs lie the three Irish knights who brought
2828-722: The Trias Thaumaturga Brigid spent time in Connacht and founded many churches in the Diocese of Elphin . She is said to have visited Longford, Tipperary, Limerick, and South Leinster. Her friendship with Saint Patrick is noted in the following paragraph from the Book of Armagh : "inter sanctum Patricium Brigitanque Hibernesium columnas amicitia caritatis inerat tanta, ut unum cor consiliumque haberent unum. Christus per illum illamque virtutes multas peregit" ("Between St. Patrick and St. Brigid,
2929-501: The Anglican Church of Ireland , Church of England , and Episcopal Church . She is a patroness saint of Ireland (and one of its three national saints), as well as of healers, poets, blacksmiths, livestock and dairy workers, among others. Brigid is said to have been buried at the high altar of the original Kildare Cathedral , and a tomb raised over her "adorned with gems and precious stones and crowns of gold and silver". In
3030-619: The BAFA Community Leagues . EK82 Handball Club , founded in 1972, train at the John Wright Sports Centre and the Alistair McCoist Complex. East Kilbride has been twinned with Ballerup , Denmark since 1965. St. Brigit Saint Brigid of Kildare or Saint Brigid of Ireland ( Irish : Naomh Bríd ; Classical Irish : Brighid ; Latin : Brigida ; c. 451 – 525)
3131-469: The Book of Kildare , which drew high praise from Gerald of Wales (Giraldus Cambrensis), but disappeared during the Reformation . According to Giraldus, nothing that he ever saw was at all comparable to the book, every page of which was gorgeously illuminated, and the interlaced work and the harmony of the colours left the impression that "all this is the work of angelic, and not human skill". According to
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3232-728: The East Kilbride District Council was governed by the Scottish National Party (SNP), subsequently, until dissolution, the district was under the control of Labour. In 1996, administrative functions were taken over by the South Lanarkshire unitary council . There is an East Kilbride constituency of the Scottish Parliament . From the opening of the Scottish Parliament , the constituency was represented by Andy Kerr MSP ( Labour ), until May 2011 when
3333-494: The M74 and M8 motorways . The nearest Glasgow district of Castlemilk is about three miles (five kilometres) northwest, with the Cathkin Braes , farmland and the village of Carmunnock in between; a bypass (the B766) was built in 1988 to remove Glasgow traffic from Carmunnock. Rutherglen and Cambuslang lie about the same distance to the north-east and are linked to East Kilbride via
3434-652: The M77 motorway away from Eaglesham and Newton Mearns . The closest town to the south of East Kilbride is Strathaven , about 7 miles (11 kilometres) away via another section of the A726. The majority of land in the area in between is taken up by Whitelee Wind Farm on the moorland hills to the southwest, including Elrig close to where one of the principal feeder burns of the Calder Water originates. The Calder itself flows northwards past East Kilbride adjacent to Blantyre , before joining
3535-452: The Nerston and Stewartfield areas on the northern edge of the town, was first opened in 2009, with a nine-hole golf course, driving range and indoor sports, leisure and retail facilities, but remained largely underdeveloped for many years. The site was purchased by Gladiators' owners Steve and Alison Timoney, and plans were officially announced in 2023 for a £20 million arena development. In
3636-534: The River Clyde opposite Daldowie near Newton . East Kilbride is often considered to form part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation. However, the urban area is not directly connected to any other, being designed from the outset to serve as a self-contained town with some commute requirements to Glasgow. The hamlets of Nerston , Kittochside, Auldhouse and Jackton which were once separate settlements are now on
3737-562: The Rolls-Royce factory in East Kilbride prevented engines for military jets being serviced and supplied between 1974 until 1978 to the Chilean military dictatorship is told in the 2018-released documentary, Nae Pasaran . The factory was scheduled for closure in 2017 and was subsequently demolished and the land (at Nerston Industrial Estate ) used for housing; a monument consisting of one of
3838-1546: The Virgin Mary , and the Windflower Anemone coronaria , called the "Brigid anemone" since the early 19th century. Heleborus niger augustifolius is also known as the "St. Brigid's Christmas Rose". Kildare, the church of the oak Quercus petraea , is associated with a tree sacred to the druids . Kilbride ("Church of Brigid") is one of Ireland's most widely found placenames, there are 45 Kilbrides located in 19 of Ireland's 32 counties: Antrim (2), Carlow, Cavan, Down, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny (3), Laois, Longford, Louth, Mayo (5), Meath (4), Offaly (4), Roscommon (2), Waterford, Westmeath (2), Wexford (4), and Wicklow (8) as well as two Kilbreedys in Tipperary, Kilbreedia and Toberbreeda in Clare, Toberbreedia in Kilkenny, Brideswell Commons in Dublin, Bridestown and Templebreedy in Cork and Rathbride and Brideschurch in Kildare. A number of placenames are derived from Cnoic Bhríde ("Brigid's Hill"), such as Knockbridge in Louth and Knockbride in Cavan. There are many traditions associating
3939-568: The dual carriageway A749 road which continues into Glasgow. Clarkston and Busby are also about three miles (five kilometres) northwest via the A727 road , with Thorntonhall much closer. Eaglesham lies about three miles (five kilometres) west of East Kilbride centre; the Glasgow Southern Orbital, another modern bypass which is part of the A726 road , keeps East Kilbride traffic heading for
4040-439: The feast day of both saints. Thomas Charles-Edwards wrote that Brigid's power is expressed in 'helping' miracles: healing, feeding the hungry, and rescuing the weak from violence. Unlike Saint Patrick, "most of her miracles were humble affairs for people of low rank" and she "never dictates the course of dynastic politics". Dáithí Ó hÓgáin wrote that the melding of a pagan goddess and Christian saint can be seen in some of
4141-566: The 'Maxwells of Calderwood' who resided in Calderwood Castle , and were the oldest branch of the Maxwells of Pollok. The remnants of Calderwood Castle were demolished in 1951 and only a few parts of the structure remain. Calderglen Heritage formally constituted in early 2017 as a body to protect, record, and restore local and national interest in the areas of the former Calderwood and Torrance estates of Calderglen. The story of how workers at
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4242-590: The 600s (7th century). In the Isle of Man , where the first name "Breeshey", the Manx form of the name is common, the parish of Bride is named after the saint. St. Brigid's popularity made the name Brigid (or its variants such as Brigitte, Bridie, and Bree) popular in Ireland over the centuries. One writer noted that at one time in history "every Irish family had a Patrick and a Brigid". In Haitian Vodou , Saint Brigid (along with
4343-569: The 6th century. Dál Riatan monks afterwards introduced her order to parts of Scotland, although the origins of the East Kilbride example - situated in the West of Scotland, is less certain due to a lack of early historical or linguistic involvement with Dalriada. The Scots anglicisation kil takes its root from the Gaelic cille , borrowed from the Latin for cell or chapel, of St Brigit . the use of cille to mark
4444-452: The Abbess of Kildare being regarded as superior general of the monasteries in Ireland. Her successors have always been accorded episcopal honour. Brigid's oratory at Kildare became a centre of religion and learning, and developed into a cathedral city. Brigid is credited with founding a school of art, including metalwork and illumination, which Conleth oversaw. The Kildare scriptorium made
4545-509: The Kype Water close to town of Strathaven, some distance from East Kilbride but suggesting a Roman context for the wider area. Roman coins, footwear, and a Romano-British oil lamp have also been found in the area. East Kilbride traditionally takes its name from an Irish saint named St Bride (or Brigit), who may have founded a monastery for nuns and monks in Kildare in Leinster , Ireland , in
4646-777: The Scottish Womens Professional League play the majority of their home matches at the K-Park Training Facility based in Calderglen Country Park. East Kilbride Thistle Juniors also operate from The Show Park in the Village. East Kilbride YM FC is the town's oldest football club, founded in 1921. East Kilbride RFC were formed in 1968 and are based at the Torrance House Arena at Calderglen Country Park. From 1976 they rose steadily through
4747-462: The ancient figure of the mother goddess and grafted her name and functions onto her Christian counterpart". Dáithí Ó hÓgáin and others suggest that the saint had been chief druid at the temple of the goddess Brigid, was responsible for converting it into a Christian monastery, and that after her death, the name and characteristics of the goddess became attached to the saint. Among the most ancient accounts of St Brigid are two Old Irish hymns;
4848-402: The area called "Brigid's Ward." The Old Saint Peter's Church, Strasbourg contains also (unspecified) relics of St. Brigid, brought by the canons of St. Michael in 1398 when they were forced to leave their submerged abbey of Honau-Rheinau , itself founded by Irish monks. In liturgical iconography and statuary, Saint Brigid is often depicted holding a Cross of Saint Brigid , a crozier of
4949-444: The area is populated by many roundabouts , which credible survey work as of August 2023 numbers at 199, inclusive of all types of roundabout and exclusive of traffic islands not functioning as roundabouts. This is despite much spurious reference elsewhere numbering them at over 600. Glaswegians jokingly refer to East Kilbride as " Polo mint City" after the round, mint sweet. The main dual carriageway road running north–south through
5050-411: The area. East Kilbride bus station is managed and operated by the Strathclyde Partnership for Transport . It is situated by East Kilbride Shopping Centre and is situated right outside the Princes Mall section of the Shopping Centre, and is easily accessible from the Olympia Arcade section also. It is approximately a 10-minute walk from the town's rail station . The current bus station went under
5151-410: The busy roundabouts in East Kilbride feature underpasses which allow pedestrians and cyclists safe access across roads. On 19 June 2009, National Cycling Route 756 , connecting East Kilbride and Rutherglen with the City Boundary, was opened. In November 2007, South Lanarkshire Council published three cycle routes, named the "East Kilbride Cycle Network" which start at the East Kilbride Shopping Centre in
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#17328485761225252-489: The centre of the town and are signposted. Route One is route is to Strathaven, via Newlandsmuir; Route Two to St Leonard's Shopping Centre, and Route Three is to Calderglen Country Park . Incidentally East Kilbride prior to new town development was a prized health resort, with cycling being a popular pastime there from the late 19th to early 20th centuries. East Kilbride as a new town was designed to provide elements of culture, sport, and heritage for residents so as to create
5353-411: The church of St Brides , in Newport , the village of Llansanffraid Glan Conwy in Conwy, Llansantffraid in Ceredigion, and the villages of Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain and Llansantffraed in Powys . In Scotland, East Kilbride and West Kilbride are called after Brigid. Lhanbryde , near Elgin , Scotland is thought to be Pictish for "Church of Brigid". In Toryglen, on Glasgow's southside, there
5454-400: The city, one being the A727 (formerly A726) leading west to Busby and on to Clarkston Toll. Another route being the A749 which runs north into Rutherglen . Recently, the addition of the Glasgow Southern Orbital road links the west of the town directly with Newton Mearns and the M77 ; this road has taken over the designation A726. Similar to other New Towns , the road network within
5555-498: The district began as ceremonial or ritual sites of burial during the Neolithic, with the use of cup-marked, and other inscribed stones at key elevated sites, only to be later built upon with earth and re-used for burial into the Bronze Age. These findings have found further support through ongoing research indicating that many East Kilbride Cairns first noticed by the Reverend David Ure in his History of Rutherglen and East Kilbride (1793), are embedded, alongside other monuments, into
5656-416: The druid Maithghean. It says Broicsech gave birth to Brigid at dawn, on the threshold, while bringing milk into the druid's house. This liminality seems to be a vestige of druidic lore. Brigid was thus born into slavery. Legends of her early holiness include her vomiting when the druid tried to feed her, due to his impurity; a white cow with red ears arrives to sustain her instead. Brigid's druid stepfather
5757-404: The earlier Lives by St Ultan (see before for his hymn), St. Aleran (see "Vita I") and an Anonymus. A 34- hexameter Latin poem about St Brigid had previously been composed by the Irish Roman cleric Colman c. 800 . Discussion on dates for the annals and the accuracy of dates relating to St Brigid continues. Because of the legendary quality of the earliest accounts of her life, there
5858-533: The early modern era. Brigid's crosses are traditionally made on her feast day. These are three- or four-armed crosses woven from rushes . They are hung over doors and windows for protection against fire, lightning, illness and evil spirits. On St Brigid's Eve, Brigid was said to visit virtuous households and bless the inhabitants. People left items of clothing or strips of cloth outside overnight for Brigid to bless. These were believed to have powers of healing and protection. Brigid would be symbolically invited into
5959-487: The experience of the night before. Brigid reassured her that she was "now safe from the fire of passion and the fire of hell hereafter" and then healed her student's feet. The name Darlugdach (also spelt Dar Lugdach or Dar Lughdacha) means "daughter of the god Lugh ". Brigid is said to have been given the last rites when she was dying by Saint Ninnidh of the Pure Hand. Afterwards, he reportedly had his right hand encased in metal so that it would never be defiled, and this
6060-416: The fire burning: "the nineteenth nun puts the logs beside the fire and says 'Brigid, guard your fire, this is your night'. And in this way the fire is left there, and in the morning the wood, as usual, has been burnt and the fire is still alight". It has been suggested that this perpetual fire was originally part of a temple of Brigit the goddess. Saint Brigid's feast day is 1 February. Cogitosus, writing in
6161-418: The first by St Ultan of Ardbraccan (died c. 657 ), Brigit Bé Bithmaith ('Brigid ever-excellent woman') also known as "Ultan's hymn", and the second is "Broccán's hymn", composed by St Broccán Clóen (died c. 650 ) at the request of Ultan who was his tutor. Two early Lives of St Brigid in Hiberno-Latin prose, the Vita Sanctae Brigitae I and II, were written in the 7th–8th centuries,
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#17328485761226262-525: The first one possibly by St Aleran (died in 665), lector of Clonard, the second by Cogitosus , a monk of Kildare. An Old Irish prose Life, Bethu Brigte , was composed in the 9th century. Several later Latin and Irish Lives of the saint were composed. The Vita III, in hexameter verse, is sometimes attributed to St Coelan of Inishcaltra of the 7th–8th centuries, but appears more likely to have been written by St Donatus , an Irish monk who became Bishop of Fiesole in 824. In Donatus' prologue, it refers to
6363-437: The government's Department for International Development , now the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office , is located in the western Hairmyres area of East Kilbride. There are approximately 30 Christian churches in East Kilbride. This includes nine Church of Scotland churches, three Baptist churches, and four Roman Catholic churches. St Bride's RC church is a category A listed building . St Mark's Episcopal church
6464-439: The head of St. Brigid, Virgin, a native of Ireland, whose relic is preserved in this chapel. In memory of which, the officials of the Altar of the same Saint caused this to be done in January AD 1283." It is in fact only from the mid-16th century onwards that this church assumed the invocation of Saint Brígida when a new side chapel was built and dedicated to her. In 1884, Francis Cardinal Moran , Archbishop of Sydney , obtained
6565-439: The home and a bed would often be made for her. In some places, a family member who represented Brigid would circle the house three times carrying rushes. They would then knock on the door three times before being welcomed in. In Ireland and parts of Scotland, a doll representing Brigid would be paraded around the community by girls and young women. Known as the Brídeóg ('little Brigid'), anglicized 'Breedhoge' or 'Biddy', it
6666-524: The housing shortage. Glasgow would also undertake the development of its peripheral housing estates. East Kilbride was the first of six new towns in Scotland to be designated, in 1947, followed by Glenrothes (1948), Cumbernauld (1956), Livingston (1962), Irvine (1964) and Stonehouse (1972), although Stonehouse new town was never built. The planned town has been subdivided into residential precincts, each with its own local shops, primary schools and community facilities. The housing precincts surround
6767-506: The housing stock built at the end of the previous century. The Great War postponed any housing improvements, as did the Treaty of Versailles and the period of post-war settlement it created. In turn, this was followed by the Great Depression . After the Second World War , Glasgow, already suffering from chronic housing shortages, incurred bomb damage from the war. In 1946, the Clyde Valley Regional Plan allocated sites where overspill satellite "new towns" could be constructed to help alleviate
6868-422: The late 12th century, Gerald of Wales wrote that nineteen nuns took turns keeping a perpetual fire burning at Kildare in honour of Brigid, and that this fire had been burning since Brigid's time. He said it was ringed by a hedge that no man was allowed to cross. According to Gerald, each of the nineteen nuns took their turns guarding the fire overnight, but every twentieth night Brigid was said to return to keep
6969-432: The late 7th century, is the first to mention a feast day of Saint Brigid being observed in Kildare on this date. It was also the date of Imbolc , a seasonal festival that is believed to have pre-Christian origins. Imbolc is one of four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Bealtaine (1 May), Lughnasa (1 August), and Samhain (1 November). The customs of Saint Brigid's Day did not begin to be recorded in detail until
7070-406: The leagues, peaking for three years in Premier 2. They now play in the West Regional League 1, the fourth tier of club rugby. They run two senior men's teams and numerous youth teams which are linked to the local schools. Retired Scotland national player Alasdair Strokosch played through all the youth levels at EKRFC. East Kilbride Pirates are the country's top American football team and play in
7171-439: The miracles, where Brigid multiplies food, bestows cattle and sheep, controls the weather, and is associated with fire or thermal springs. According to Brian Wright, the miracles of Brigid outlined by Cogitosus mostly concern healing; charity; cows, sheep and dairy; the harvest; fire; fertility/pregnancy; and her virginity/holiness. Brigid is honoured on 1 February in the calendars of the Catholic Church in Ireland , as well as
7272-666: The old for a share of its sacred wealth. At all events our pleading was successful and, and I bore away with me a portion of the bone, duly authenticated, which is now the privilege of you good Sisters to guard and venerate…. In 1905, Sister Mary Agnes of the Dundalk Convent of Mercy took a purported fragment of the skull to St. Bridget's [ sic ] Church in Kilcurry. In 1928, Fathers Timothy Traynor and James McCarroll requested another fragment for St. Brigid's Church in Killester ,
7373-526: The periphery of the expanding town. Statistically, as of 2020 it is the sixth-largest locality (a single defined populated place) in Scotland with a population of 75,310, but only the tenth-largest settlement , as these are formed by connected clusters of localities: for example neighbouring Hamilton's settlement – 84,450 – is combined with Blantyre, Bothwell and Uddingston to exceed the population of isolated East Kilbride, with neither counted as part of Greater Glasgow under this definition. East Kilbride
7474-439: The pillars of the Irish people, there was so great a friendship of charity that they had but one heart and one mind. Through him and through her Christ performed many great works".) However, given that the 'historical' Brigid was born in 451 and Saint Patrick died circa 461, this is unlikely. The monk Ultan of Ardbraccan , who wrote the life of Brigid, recounts a story that Darlugdach , Brigid's favourite pupil, fell in love with
7575-420: The powers of an abbess . According to tradition, around 480 Brigid founded a monastery at Kildare ( Cill Dara , "church of the oak"). Brigid, with an initial group of seven companions, is credited with organising communal consecrated religious life for women in Ireland. She founded two monasteries; one for men, the other for women. Brigid became the first Abbess of Kildare and invited Conleth ( Conláed ),
7676-418: The region, including the East Kilbride example, may instead relate to the main period of Gaelic cultural influx in the period post 900 AD. The original parish church was located on what may have been a site of a pre-Christian significance, and tentatively the origin of the association with St Brigit , since the site may be dedicated to the Celtic goddess Brigid , whose traditions have been continued through
7777-518: The reverence of St Brigit brought on by the Celtic Church. However, this view is unpopular amongst academic audiences due to a complete lack of evidence supporting such earlier origins, thus making it an unfalsifiable concept. Alternatively, the later dedication may commemorate the Scottish St Bryde, who is alleged to have been born in 451 AD and died at Abernethy 74 years later. However, this
7878-511: The richly wooded and festooned valley', and with 'delightful cascades', and described as indescribable, or as 'the GRAND, the ROMANTIC, and BEAUTIFUL' - the latter being the only part of David Ure's book where he emphasised the descriptive characteristics of a place in bold characters. The northern part of the gorge and adjoining Calderwood, the gorge's namesake, was the home of an ancient family known as
7979-602: The saint with Wales, with dedications and folklore found across the country. As such, villages are often named for either a church or " Llan " associated with Bridget. These include the village, castle and parish of St Brides in Pembrokeshire (near St Brides Bay ), the churches and villages of St. Brides-super-Ely and St Brides Major in the Vale of Glamorgan , the church and village of St. Brides Netherwent in Monmouthshire and
8080-443: The same name as the Celtic goddess Brigid , and there are many supernatural events and folk customs associated with her. Furthermore, the saint's feast day falls on the Gaelic traditional festival of Imbolc . Some scholars suggest that the saint is a Christianisation of the goddess; others that she was a real person whose mythos took on the goddess's attributes. Medieval art historian Pamela Berger argues that Christian monks "took
8181-525: The same name as the goddess Brigid , derived from the Proto-Celtic * Brigantī "high, exalted" and ultimately originating with Proto-Indo-European * bʰerǵʰ- . In Old Irish her name was spelled Brigit and pronounced [ˈbʲrʲiɣʲidʲ] . In Modern Irish she is also called Bríd . In Welsh she is called Ffraid (sometimes mutated to Fraid ), such as in several places called Llansanffraid , "St. Brigit's church". She
8282-458: The seat was won by Linda Fabiani MSP ( Scottish National Party ). East Kilbride was formerly a constituency of the UK Parliament . In 2005 it was replaced by the constituency of East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow . The seat was held from 1987 to 2010 by Labour politician, Adam Ingram . In the 2010 election Labour politician, Michael McCann , previously a South Lanarkshire Councillor
8383-453: The shopping centre, which is bound by a ring road . Industrial estates were concentrated on the outskirts of the town in northern, western and south-eastern directions ( Nerston , College Milton and Kelvin respectively). The Calderglen gorge bordering the eastern fringe of East Kilbride, was celebrated in a high number of printed works as a picturesque forest and 'magnificent in its grouping of craggy heights, sprinkled with trees and [...]
8484-578: The short term, a temporary arena with capacity for 1,800 spectators was constructed within the original footprint to allow the Gladiators' teams to move to the site for the start of the 2023–24 season; it staged its first official fixture on 5 October 2023. It is expected the full 6,000 capacity arena development will be completed by 2026. East Kilbride East Kilbride ( / ... k ɪ l ˈ b r aɪ d / ; Scottish Gaelic : Cille Bhrìghde an Ear [ˈkʲʰiʎə ˈvɾʲiːtʲə əɲ ˈɛɾ] )
8585-426: The sort used by abbots , and a lamp. Early hagiographers portray Brigid's life and ministry as touched with fire. According to Patrick Weston Joyce , tradition holds that nuns at her monastery kept an eternal flame burning there. She is also often depicted with a cow, or sometimes geese. Leitmotifs, some of them borrowed from the apocrypha such as the story where she hangs her cloak on a sunbeam, are associated with
8686-666: The three saints were said to have been found in 1185 by John de Courcy , and on 9 June of the following year he had them solemnly reburied in Down Cathedral . They are said to have remained in Down Cathedral until 1538, when the relics were desecrated and destroyed during the deputyship of Lord Grey , excepting Brigid's head which was saved by some of the clergymen who took it to the Franciscan monastery of Neustadt , in Austria. In 1587 it
8787-689: The town is known as the Kingsway , while the main east–west road is known as the Queensway . East Kilbride bus station , at the East Kilbride Shopping Centre , was rebuilt in June 2005 with modern facilities, including 14 rapid drive-through stances, allowing quick turnover of buses. East Kilbride railway station is situated in the Village, about a 10-minute walk from the bus station. Trains depart to Glasgow Central railway station every half-hour, with
8888-421: The town of Killorglin , County Kerry, which holds a yearly "Biddy's Day Festival". Men and women wearing elaborate straw hats and masks visit public houses carrying a Brídeóg to ward off evil spirits and bring good luck for the coming year. About the year 878, owing to Viking raids, Brigid's relics were purportedly taken to Downpatrick and reburied in the tomb of St Patrick and St Columba . The relics of
8989-706: The town. The Christadelphians meet in Calderwood Community Centre. There are two United Reformed Churches, one in the Village, and one in the Murray. In the Greenhills area is a congregation of the Methodist church, whose premises are currently shared by the Seventh Day Adventist church. An Islamic Centre opened in 2018. East Kilbride is connected to Glasgow city centre by road and rail. Three main roads connect East Kilbride with surrounding suburbs and
9090-453: The unrepaired engines was installed at the town's South Lanarkshire College in 2019. Hamilton , the administrative headquarters for South Lanarkshire Council , is about five miles (eight kilometres) east of East Kilbride. The A725 road linking the towns also passes Blantyre and one of the University of the West of Scotland campuses, with links to Bothwell, Motherwell and ultimately to
9191-590: The west and is bounded by the Rotten Calder Water to the east. Immediately to the north of the modern town centre is The Village , the part of East Kilbride that existed before its post-war development into a New Town. East Kilbride is twinned with the town of Ballerup , in Denmark. The earliest-known evidence of occupation in the area dates as far back as the late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age, as archaeological investigation has demonstrated that burial cairns in
9292-457: The wonder tales of her hagiography and folklore. Cogitosus' circa 650 Vita Sanctae Brigidae portrays Brigid as having the power to multiply such things as butter, bacon, and milk, to bestow sheep and cattle, and to control the weather. Plant motifs associated with St. Brigid include the white Lilium candidum popularly known since medieval times as the Madonna Lily for its association with
9393-409: Was added to the name of East Kilbride, and 'West' to West Kilbride to distinguish the towns from each other. East Kilbride grew from a small village of around 900 inhabitants in 1930 to become a large burgh in 1967. The rapid industrialisation of the 20th century underpins this growth and left much of the working population throughout Scotland's Central Belt , from Glasgow to Edinburgh, living in
9494-495: Was approved in 2006 by South Lanarkshire Council. The plan proposed demolishing some existing buildings to create a new civic centre, health centre, library and shopping facilities. The shopping centre's owners went into administration in 2022. There are plans to demolish a large part of the Centre West segment and turn this into housing with the overall retail space to be reduced and new civic amenities to be built. A branch of
9595-466: Was being interfered with. I then had to invoke the aid of an influential Canon of the Cathedral of Cologne , whom I had assisted in some of his literary pursuits and he set his heart on procuring the coveted relic. One of his arguments was somewhat amusing: It was the first time that an Irish Archbishop of the remote See of Sydney had solicited a favour from Cologne. It was the new Christian world appealing to
9696-703: Was elected as the MP for the area. In the 2015 election , Lisa Cameron for the SNP was elected as part of the landslide victory the party had in Scotland, with Cameron, after holding the seat in 2017 and 2019 , defecting to the Conservatives in 2023. The town centre is occupied by a large shopping centre comprising six linked malls (The Plaza (development started in 1972), Princes Mall (1984), Southgate (1989), Princes Square (1997), Centre West (2003) and The Hub (2016)). A £400m redevelopment of part of East Kilbride shopping centre
9797-433: Was made from rushes or reeds and clad in bits of cloth, flowers, or shells. In some areas, a girl took on the role of Brigid. Escorted by other girls, she went house-to-house wearing 'Brigid's crown' and carrying 'Brigid's shield' and 'Brigid's cross', all of which were made from rushes. Holy wells are often visited on St Brigid's Day, especially those wells dedicated to her. St Brigid's Day parades have been revived in
9898-733: Was presented to the church of the Society of Jesus in Lisbon by Emperor Rudolph II , that is the Igreja de São Roque (Church of St Roch), where a frontal part of her skull is still venerated. However, an occipital part of the skull could already have reached Portugal in the 13th century, preserved in the Igreja São João Batista (Church of St. John the Baptist), on the Lumiar (near Lisbon Airport ), where it
9999-458: Was talking to the king, Brigid gave away her father's bejewelled sword to a beggar to barter it for food to feed his family. The king recognised her holiness and convinced Dubhthach to grant his daughter freedom. It is said that Brigid was "veiled" or became a consecrated virgin either through Saint Mac Caille, Bishop of Cruachán Brí Éile , or by St Mél of Ardagh at Mág Tulach (the present barony of Fartullagh, County Westmeath ), who gave her
10100-402: Was the daughter of an Irish clan chief and an enslaved Christian woman, and was fostered in a druid 's household before becoming a consecrated virgin . She is patroness of many things, including poetry, learning, healing, protection, blacksmithing, livestock and dairy production. In her honour, a perpetual fire was kept burning at Kildare for centuries. Some historians suggest that Brigid
10201-469: Was the origin of his epithet. Tradition says she died at Kildare on 1 February. Her year of death is usually placed around 524 or 525. Upon Brigid's death, Darlugdach became the second abbess of Kildare. Darlugdach was so devoted to her mentor that when Brigid lay dying Darlugdach expressed the wish to die with her, but Brigid replied that Darlugdach would die on the first anniversary of her (Brigid's) death. The Catholic Church has assigned 1 February as
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