Partick
area of Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Partick (Scottish Gaelic: Partaig, originally Pearraig; Scots: Pairtick) is an area of Glasgow on the north bank of the River Clyde, just across from Govan. To the west lies Whiteinch, to the east Yorkhill and Kelvingrove Park (across the River Kelvin), and to the north Broomhill, Hyndland, Dowanhill, Hillhead, areas which form part of the West End of Glasgow.
It was a Police burgh from 1852 until 1912 when it was incorporated into the city. Partick is the area of the city most connected with the Highlands, and several Gaelic agencies, such as the Gaelic Books Council (Scottish Gaelic: Comhairle nan Leabhraichean) are located in the area. Some ATMs in the area display Gaelic.
Partick is culturally significant as the location of the first international football match played by Scotland and England at Hamilton Crescent in 1872.
Etymology
The modern name derives from the ancient Cumbric Peartoc (as in the modern Welsh word perth, meaning "bush or thicket").
The Cumbric name had earlier been adopted into Scottish Gaelic as Pearthaig or Pearraig, used in the expression cho luath ri muileann Phearthaig - as fast as lightning, literally as fast as a Partick mill. The more common modern Gaelic name for the place is Partaig and derives from the English name, not the original Gaelic name. Older anglicised forms include Perdyc and Perthick.
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