Kilrymont

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1- 8 1s cross RH, cast 1 place, cross up and cast to 2nd places while 2s set, cross up, cast 1 place and cross up to 1st place
9-16 1s dance down below 3s, cast up to 2nd place, lead up between 2s crossing LH and cast to face 1st corners
17-24 1s set to 1st corners, turn right to turn partners RH to face 2nd corners, set to 2nd corners and turn right to turn partners RH to face 1st corners
25-32 1s turn 1st corners 2H, pass RSh, turn 2nd corners 2H and cross to 2nd place passing RSh. 213

(MINICRIB. Dance crib compiled by Charles Upton, Deeside Caledonian Society, and his successors)

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The earliest recorded name for the area now known as St Andrews, located on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, was Muckross, which in Scottish Gaelic is "Mucrois", meaning "boar's head" or "peninsula". Following the establishment of a religious settlement in Muckross around 370 AD, the name evolved into Cennrígmonaid. This Old Gaelic term is made up of the elements cenn (head or peninsula), ríg (king), and monaid (moor). Over time, the name changed to Cell Rígmonaid, with cell meaning church, and eventually became anglicised as Kilrymont. The current Gaelic spelling of the name is "Cill Rìmhinn".

According to legend, St Regulus (or Rule), a monk from Patras in Greece, was instructed by a vision to transport relics of St Andrew to the westernmost part of the known world. He brought these relics to Kilrymont, where a shrine was established to house them. Over time, the town became associated with St Andrew, and by around 1200, the name 'St Andrews' became commonly used, reflecting the growing significance of the saint's relics.​

The presence of St Andrew's relics transformed Kilrymont into a major pilgrimage destination during the medieval period. This influx of pilgrims led to the development of infrastructure to support them, including hostels and a ferry across the Firth of Forth, established by Queen Margaret of Scotland to aid pilgrims on their journey northward.

St Andrews - Kilrymont

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