It is covered by Crosshill and Govanhill Community Council

Govanhill is home to one of Glasgow's original Carnegie libraries, deftly designed in the Edwardian Baroque style by James Robert Rhind.

However, Govanhill is home to a thriving creative arts community, including Dance Factory Dance Studios in Calder Street, with The Chalet in Dixon Avenue and South Side Studios in Westmoreland Street both home to successful visual artists.

Laing was born in the Govanhill district of Glasgow on 7 October 1927, the only child of David Park MacNair Laing and Amelia Glen Laing ( née Kirkwood ).

From its junction with the M8 just south of the Kingston Bridge, the newest section of this motorway passes through the Glasgow districts of Govanhill, Polmadie, Oatlands and parts of the nearby towns of Rutherglen and Cambuslang on an elevated embankment with junctions at Kingston, Polmadie Road, Cambuslang and Tollcross before connecting to the pre-existing M74.

Brian Connolly was born in 1945 in Govanhill, Glasgow, ( some early Sweet biographies claim he was born in 1949 ).

It comprised the Glasgow City Council wards of Gorbals, Govanhill, Hutchesontown and part of Langside.

Before the February 1974 general election, the area had formed the major part of the Glasgow Gorbals constituency ( Gorbals, Hutchesontown and part of Govanhill wards ) and part of Glasgow Cathcart ( the rest of Govanhill and Langside wards ).

The new Central constituency sits across the River Clyde, and includes the areas of Kelvingrove, Anderston, Merchant City, Calton, Pollokshields, and Govanhill.

Following the Representation of the People Act 1948 the electoral wards used to form Cathcart were Langside, part of Govanhill and Cathcart itself.

On the top of Knockfarrel ( Gaelic: Cnoc Fhearghalaigh ), a hill about three miles ( 5 km ) to the west, stands a large and very complete vitrified fort with ramparts.

In Strathnairn, Scotland there is a hill, known as Brin Mains, but which is known in Scottish Gaelic as " Cnoc nan Cnàimhseag " which means " The hill of the Bearberries ".

Knock, from the Gaelic, An Cnoc ( a small hill ), is a village in Point peninsula on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland.

The River Ruchill ( Gaelic: An Ruadh thuill, The Red Flood ) and The River Lednock ( Scots Gaelic: An Leathad Cnoc, The Wooded Knoll ) are both tributaries of the Earn ( Gaelic: Uisge Éireann ), which itself eventually feeds into the Tay ( Gaelic: Uisge Tatha ).

This monument is reached via the wooded Glen Lednock ( Scots Gaelic: Gleann Leathad Cnoc ) in which are to be found the Falls of Lednock or De ' ils Cauldron.

Mount Florida ( Gaelic: Cnoc Florida ) is an area in the southeastern corner of the Scottish city of Glasgow.

Haghill ( Gaelic: Cnoc na Caillich ) is a district in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

Priesthill ( Gaelic: Cnoc an t-Sagairt ) is a district south of the River Clyde in the Scottish city of Glasgow.

Govan ( ; Scottish Gaelic: Baile a ' Ghobhainn ) is a district and former burgh now part of southwest City of Glasgow, Scotland.

Govan is Bàile Ghobhainn ( smith's town ) in Scottish Gaelic.

Iain Crichton Smith ( Iain Mac a ' Ghobhainn ) ( 1 January 1928-15 October 1998 ) was a Scottish man of letters, writing in both English and Scottish Gaelic, and a prolific author in both languages.

In between lies Strathmore, a derivation of the Gaelic for the Great Valley, which is a fertile agricultural area noted for the growing of potatoes, soft fruit and the raising of Angus cattle.

Alexandria ( Cathair Alastair in Gaelic ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland.

Achduart ( Gaelic: Achadh Dhubhaird ) is a small hamlet in Coigach, in Wester Ross in northwestern Scotland, now within the Highland council area.

Part of the Gaelic lexicon, this spelling suggests a Germanic ( Saxon ) origin, as the ' w ' is most likely pronounced as a ' v '.

In Irish it is Bealtaine (), in Scottish Gaelic Bealltainn () and in Manx Gaelic Boaltinn or Boaldyn.

The practice of bedecking the May Bush / Dos Bhealtaine with flowers, ribbons, garlands and coloured egg shells is found among the Gaelic diaspora, most notably in Newfoundland, and in some Easter traditions on the East Coast of the United States.

The lighting of a community Beltane fire from which each hearth fire is then relit is observed today in some parts of the Gaelic diaspora, though in most of these cases it is a cultural revival rather than an unbroken survival of the ancient tradition.

Although the holiday may use features of the Gaelic Beltane, such as the bonfire, it is more alike the Germanic May Day festival, both in its significance ( focusing on fertility ) and its rituals ( such as maypole dancing ).

In Irish Gaelic, the month of May is known as Mí Bhealtaine or Bealtaine, and the festival as Lá Bealtaine (' day of Bealtaine ' or, ' May Day ').

In Scottish Gaelic, the month is known as either ( An ) Cèitean or a ' Mhàigh, and the festival is known as Latha Bealltainn or simply Bealltainn.

Beltane was formerly spelt Bealtuinn in Scottish Gaelic ; in Manx it is spelt Boaltinn or Boaldyn.

In modern Scottish Gaelic, Latha Buidhe Bealltainn or Là Buidhe Bealltainn (' the yellow day of Bealltain ') is used to describe the first day of May.

Cape Breton Island (-formerly Île Royale, Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn, Míkmaq: Únamakika, simply: Cape Breton ) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America.

To this day Gaelic is still the first language of a number of elderly Cape Bretoners.

English is now the primary spoken language, though Mi ' kmaq, Gaelic and French are still heard.

The scenery of the island is rivalled in northeastern North America only by Newfoundland and Cape Breton Island tourism marketing places a heavy emphasis on its Scottish Gaelic heritage through events such as the Celtic Colours Festival, held each October, as well as promotions through the Gaelic College of Celtic Arts and Crafts.

The Scottish Gaelic form is and has the additional meanings of " pulpit " and " churn ".

The situation of the Gaelic kingdoms of Dál Riata in western Scotland is uncertain.

As a result, significant portions of the three provinces are influenced by Celtic heritages, with Scottish Gaelic having been widely spoken, particularly in Cape Breton, although it is less prevalent today.

An alternative derivation is from the Gaelic Domhnain which merely means " land " and leads to the meaning " people of the land ", Latinised as Dumnonii.