Gairloch in North-West Ross-Shire: Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree, and a Map and IllustrationsDixon, John H. (John Henry)
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Gairloch in North-West Ross-Shire: Its Records, Traditions, Inhabitants, and Natural History, with a Guide to Gairloch and Loch Maree, and a Map and Illustrations
Dixon, John H. (John Henry)
Gairloch (Scotland) -- Guidebooks; Gairloch (Scotland) -- History; Ross and Cromarty (Scotland) -- History
_Cnoc na mi-chomhairle_ (krok na mee ho-airlie), Hillock of
evil counsel. _Cnoc_, a hillock; _mi_ (like _mis-_), evil,
_comhairle_, counsel. _Mi_ is also a negative prefix like
_un-_.
_Coigeach_ (ko-yoch), probably the "fifth portion" [of a
davach]. _Coig_, five.
_Coille Aigeascaig_ (kul yaikaskaik); Wood of Aigeascaig.
_Coille_, a wood; see _Aigeascaig_.
_Coinneach_ (kuinyoch), Kenneth. The progenitor of the
Mackenzies.
_Coinneach Mac Sheumais_ (kuinyoch mak eearmis), Kenneth the
son of James. _Coinneach_, Kenneth; _Seumas_, James.
_Coinneachadh Beag_ (koonyochor bek), Little meeting-place.
_Coinneachadh_, meeting-place; _beag_, little.
_Coire an Easain_ (corrie an easan), Corrie of the little
waterfall. _Easan_, a little waterfall.
_Coire Cheud Cnoc_ (corrie hehud crok), Corrie of a hundred
hillocks. _Coire_, a corrie; _ceud_, hundred; _cnoc_, a
hillock.
_Coire Cheud Creagh_ (corrie hehud krayar), Corrie of a
hundred spoils. _Coire_, corrie; _ceud_, a hundred;
_creagh_, spoils. Name erroneously given by some to the
Corrie of a hundred hillocks. See last name.
_Coire Dubh Mor_ (corrie dhoo more), Great black corrie (or
dell).
_Coire Mhic Cromail_ (corrie vic krommle), The corrie of the
son of Cromail. _Mhic_, of the son of; _Cromail_, an old
name, meaning unknown.
_Coire nan Cuilean_ (corrie nan coollin), Corrie of the
cubs. _Cuilean_, a cub, a pup.
_Coppachy_, properly _Copachaidh_ (koppachie), Foam field.
_Cop_, foam; _achadh_, a field.
_Corcur_ (korker), red, crimson.
_Cota gearr_ (koita gaerr), short coat. _Cota_, a coat;
_gearr_, short.
_Co-thional_ (ko-yearnal), gathering together. _Comh_, or
_co_, fellowship (compare _company_); _tional_, gathering.
_Cove._ English name altered from cave. The Gaelic name of
the place is really _An Uamhaidh_ (nouahvie), or the place
of caves, from _uamh_, a cave. But it is more properly
called _An Uamh Mhor_, or the great cave, a name descriptive
of the cave still used as a place of worship.
_Cradh Gheadh_ (crargeear), Shieldrake. _Geag_, a goose.
_Craig_ (kraik), a crag or rock; properly spelt _creig_, or
_creag_.
_Craig a Chait_ (kraig a hart), Rock of the cat. _Chait_,
possessive of _cat_, which is the same in Gaelic as in
English, but was originally applied only to the wild cat.
_Craig an Dubh Loch_ (kraigan dhoo-loch), Rock of the black
loch.
_Craig an Fhithich_ (kraig an eech), Crag of the raven.
_Fhithich_, possessive of _fitheach_, a raven.
_Craig an Fhithich Mhor_ (kraig an eech vore), Big crag of
the raven.
_Craig an t' Shabhail_ (kraig an towl), Rock of the barn.
_Sabhal_, a barn.
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