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
_Domhnull M'Eaine Roy Vic Choinnich_, should be _Domhnull
Mac Iain Ruadh Mhic Choinnich_ (donald mak eean ruar vick
kuinyoch), Donald son of John Roy (red John) son of Kenneth.
_Mac_, son of; _Mhic_ (or _Vic_), possessive of _Mac_.
_Domhnull Mor_ (donnullul more), Big Donald. _Domhnull_,
Donald; _mor_, big.
_Domhnull Odhar MacIain Leith_ (donnullul our mak yan lay),
Sallow or dun Donald son of Iain Liath or grey-haired John.
_Odhar_ also means drab. _Leith_, possessive of _Liath_,
grey.
_Donald._ See _Domhnull Dubh, &c._ Donald is often written
in these pages instead of its Gaelic spelling.
_Donn_ (down), brown, bay, or sable. Compare _dun_.
_Donnachadh Mor na Tuaighe_ (donnochar mor na tew-ay), Big
Duncan of the axe. _Donnachadh_, Duncan; _mor_, big;
_tuagh_, an axe.
_Donnachadh na Fadach_ (dunochar na fardoch), Duncan Fadach.
_Donnachadh_, Duncan; _Fadach_, name of the farm he had in
Kintail before he came to Inveran.
_Druim a Chait_ (dream a-hart), Ridge of the cat. _Druim_, a
ridge; _chait_, possessive of cat.
_Druim Carn Neill_ (dream karneyal), Ridge of the cairn of
Neil. _Druim_, or _droim_, a ridge or keel.
_Drumchork_, properly _Druim a choirc_ (drum-a-hawk), Ridge
of corn, or oats. _Druim_, a ridge; _coirce_, oats, corn.
_Dubh_ (dhoo), black.
_Dubh Loch_ (dhoo-loch), Black loch.
_Dun_ (doon), a castle; _Dunan_ (doonan), a small castle.
_Dun Naast_ (doonarst), Castle of Naast. See _Naast_.
_Eachainn_ (erchen), Hector. Hector is considered the
English equivalent, though it is not a translation of this
Gaelic name.
_Eachainn Geal_ (erchen gayal), White Hector. See _Eachainn_
and _Geal_.
_Eachainn Ruadh_ (erchen roo-er), Hector Roy. Hector is
considered the English equivalent for _Eachainn_; and see
_Ruadh_.
_Eilean_ (eylan), an island, isle.
_Eileanach_ (eylanoch), Island of the field. _Eilean_, isle;
_ach_, or _achadh_, or _achaidh_, a field. Perhaps it would
be more accurately translated The place of islands.
_Eileandonain_ (eylan donnan), Island Donain. _Donain_, name
of a saint, probably short for _Donnachadh_, or Duncan.
_Eilean a Mhor Righ_ (eylan a vor ree), Island of the great
king. An erroneous suggestion of the origin of the name
Maree.
_Eilean Dubh na Sroine_ (eylan dhoo na stronyer), Black
island of the nose or promontory. _Dubh_, black; _sron_
(stron), a nose or promontory.
_Eilean Grudidh_ (eylan gruydgie), Island Grudie. See
_Eilean_ and _Grudidh_.
_Eilean Horisdale_ (eylan horrisdel), properly _Eilean
Thorisdal_, the island of Thorsdale, a Norse name, which
see.
_Eilean Maree_ (eylan maree), Isle Maree. See _St
Maelrubha_.
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