Marymass

English Alternative forms en Marymas Etymology From en Mary mass. Proper noun A festival held on 15 August in honour of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary; Assumption. en 1985 The History of Irvine: Royal Burgh and New Town John Strawhorn 192 The Shows which had previously filled High Street from Bridgegate to the Kirk Vennel each April (for the Bogside Races) and at Marymass were banished to the Moor, then to the Golffields. en 2000 Riot, Revelry, and Rout: Sport in Lowland Scotland Before 1860 John Burnett Marymass was a festival of heavy drinking for industrial Ayrshire and Renfrewshire, and for Glasgow. In 1865, 700 gallons of whisky were delivered to Irvine on the Monday before Marymass.” en 2010 Be Near Me Andrew O'Hagan 201 You could see it then, the moor crowded with Marymass revellers, the town's inhabitants. en eponyms