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
_Eilean na h' Iolaire_ (eylan nar hewlar-yer), Island of the
eagle. _Iolaire_, an eagle.
_Eilean Ruaridh Beag_ (eylan rooarie vek), Little island of
Rorie or Roderick. _Beag_, little.
_Eilean Ruaridh Mor_ (eylan ruorie mor), Big island of
Rorie. _Mor_, big.
_Eilean Suainne_ (eylan soo-in), Everlasting isle.
_Suainne_, everlasting.
_Eirthire Donn_ (erriyer down), Brown shore. _Eirthira_,
shore; _donn_, brown.
_Erradale_ (erradale). Norse; probably from _earr_, a
boundary, the edge of.
_Ewan McGabhar_, properly _Eoghan Mac Gabhar_ (ewen mak
gower), Ewan son of the goat. _Gabhar_, a she-goat.
_Ewe_ (ew). May be a corruption from _uisge_ (usque), water.
Compare similar Welsh root _gwy_, water, as in Wye.
_Faidhir Mor_ (fire more), Great market. _Faidhir_, a fair
or market; _mor_, great or big.
_Failte Uilleam Dhuibh_ (falt yllyam oo-ey), Black William's
salute. _Failte_, a salute; _Uilleam_, William; _dhuibh_,
possessive of _dubh_, black.
_Fannich_, properly _Fanaich_ (fannich). Meaning unknown.
_Faoileag_ (fewlak), a sea-gull, name for a dog.
_Farquhar_ (properly _Fearchar_) _Buidhe_ (farkar boo-ie),
Yellow-haired Farquhar. See _Buidhe_.
_Fasagh_ (fassoch). From _Fasadh_ (pronounced fassoch),
meaning a hollow.
_Fe Leoid_, properly _Feith Leoid_ (fay lee-oade), The bog
of Leod (Loud). _Feith_, a bog; _Leoid_, possessive of
_Leod_, a Norse Christian name.
_Feachaisgean_, properly _Feith Chaisgean_ (fay harshkin),
Bog of Casgean. See _Beinn a Chaisgean_.
_Feadag-chuirn_ (fettak hee-oorn), Cairn plover. Gaelic name
of the dotteril. _Feadag_, a plover; _chuirn_, possessive of
_carn_, a cairn.
_Fear_, _Feur_, _Feir_, or _Fiar loch_ (fear loch), sedgy
loch. _Feur_, possessive _feoir_ (feyoar), sedge, reedy
grass.
_Fear Shieldaig_ (fear shieldak), The goodman of Shieldaig.
_Fear_ means a man, a goodman.
_Fedan Mor_ (fettan more), Big gullie. _Fead_ (fet), a
whistle; _feadan_, a little whistle or whistling thing
(applied to a gully because the wind whistles through it).
_Feadag_, the feminine diminutive of _fead_, is the name
given to the golden plover on account of its piping.
_Feileadh-beag_ (faylabek), philabeg, or kilt; literally
little kilt, _i.e._ the kilt made up separately as
distinguished from the _Breacan an Fheilidh_, the belted or
kilted plaid.
_Feill Iudha_ (fail you-her), Ewe market. _Feill_, a market;
_Iudha_, possessive of _Iu_, Ewe.
_Feir loch._ See _Fear loch_.
_Feith an Leothaid._ Same as _Fe-Leoid_, which see. This is
the more correct spelling.
_Feith Mhic Iain Dhuibh_ (fay vik an ooie), The bog of Black
John's son. _Feith_, a bog. See _Mac Iain Dhuibh_.
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