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More about Paisley Renfrewshire Scotland
The Town of Paisley (P?slig in Scottish Gaelic) is a
large town in the central lowlands of Scotland. It is
the administrative capital of the Renfrewshire
authority.
The town is situated on the northern edge of the
Gleniffer Braes on the banks of the River Cart,
approximately 8 miles west-southwest of Glasgow. Glasgow
International Airport, despite its name, is in fact
located in Renfrewshire, and sits equidistantly between
Paisley and neighbouring Renfrew.
Formerly known as Paislay (and still known as P?slig in
Gaelic), the town's name is derived either from the
Brythonic word, Pasgill, 'pasture', or more likely,
passeleg 'basilica', (ie. major church), itself derived
from the Greek basilika.
Paisley had monastic origins, due to a site near a
waterfall, where a chapel is said to have been
established by the 7th century (?) Irish monk, Saint
Mirin. It may have been a major religious centre of the
Kingdom of Strathclyde, along with Glasgow and Govan,
though Paisley lacks contemporary documentation. A
Cluniac priory was established in 1163 by Walter Fitz
Alan (d. 1177), High Steward of Scotland. In 1245 this
was raised to the status of an Abbey. The restored Abbey
and adjacent 'Place' (palace), constructed out of part
of the medieval claustral buildings, survive as a Church
of Scotland parish church. One of Scotland's major
religious houses, Paisley Abbey was much favoured by the
Bruce and Stewart royal families. King Robert III
(1390-1406) was buried in the Abbey. His tomb has not
survived, but that of Princess Marjorie Bruce
(1296-1316), ancestess of the Stewarts is one of
Scotland's few royal monuments to survive the
Reformation.
Paisley coalesced under James II's wish that the lands
should become a single regality and, as a result,
markets, trading and commerce began to flourish.
Many trades sprung up and the first schools were
established; and by the mid-nineteenth century, weaving
had become the town's main industry. Paisley is still
very well-known for the Paisley Shawl and its
distinctive pattern, which originated around this time.
Mainly on account of the weaving fraternity, Paisley
gained notoriety as being a literate and somewhat
radical town, although it could be argued in a fiercely
positive direction, by this time there was a real
mixture of religious opinions and healthy drink-fuelled
debate raged at night amongst the weavers, poets,
merchants, masons and others. The poet Robert Tannahill
lived in this setting, working as a weaver. The weavers
of Paisley were also active in the Radical War of 1820.
Currently Paisley suffers many problems common to towns
throughout central Scotland. In the last 10 years, the
development of out-of-town retail sites, in combination
with a poorly-planned town centre pedestrianisation and
an unfathomable one-way road system around the town
centre, has led to a loss of many retail outlets and
poor access to the town centre. The once bustling High
Street of Paisley is a shadow of its former self. This
is a result of unimaginative local government-sanctioned
town planning. Many of the town's citizens feel that
they deserve better.
Paisley folk, or 'Buddies', as they refer to themselves,
are very proud of their town and are fiercely loyal to
it. In recent years, support for full city status has
been gathering momentum. The town already meets the
criteria for city status, boasting both a cathedral and
a university. Rivalry with the town's larger and more
dominant west coast neighbour, Glasgow, runs strong, and
to call a Buddie a Glaswegian is met with a similar
reaction to a Scot being called English. Buddies are
also very friendly and pragmatic people. Perhaps traces
of the radical working class thinkers remain.
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