The town's name is believed to have come from St. Bride or brigid, to whose  memory
 many chapels and churches in Ireland and Scotland have been dedicated.

Books About West Kilbride

Old West Kilbride........... by Molly Blyth. ISBN No:  1 872074 99 5
                                            Pictorial booklet old photographs  (50)  1997 approx  £6.50
                                            Stenlake Publishing.
                                            www.stenlake.com