] Paddy's Market was a historic market on Shipbank Lane in

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. It had been in existence at a variety of locations throughout the city for almost 200 years.Scotland on Sunday - Spectrum magazine supplement - pages 11 to 15 - (online version a

10 May 2009Evening Times website
- Article dated: 14 March 2008, Retrieved 10 May 2009. It was mentioned in newspapers in Britain and Australia in 1849, when a gust of wind blew away clothes at the market. In its final years, the market had been criticised as being a focus for crime and illegal activity including Illegal drug trade, drug dealing (and the associated crime in stolen goods). However, many traders expressed contempt for the addicts who congregate there and who felt had dragged down the market's reputation. Paddy's Market was closed by

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on 15 May 2009, when they took over the lease on the current site from

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. The move had been fiercely criticised by many traders who had a

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to the City Chambers.Demise of the 'people's market'
BBC News website, 15 May 2009 A proposal was made to reopen the market in 2016, but in 2020 the area was still fenced off and advertised for leasing.

Name

The market's name originated with the large numbers of Irish immigrants who came to Scotland in the early 19th century. The

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claimed that the Paddy's Market in Banastre Street,

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, originated as St Patrick’s Bazaar, for a similar reason and also in the early 19th century. The name was being used in

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by 1859 and in

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by 1867. It was also used in

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, remains in use in Sydney, where Paddy's Market was running by 1909, was in widespread use in

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for many years and was used in

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in 2021.

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