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
_Rob Donn_ (rob doun), Brown or dun Robert; the soubriquet
of the great Reay bard. _Rob_, Robert; _donn_, brown, or
dun.
_Rob Roy_, for _Rob Ruadh_ (rob rooer), Red Robert.
_Rona_ (rowna). Norse; probably seal island. _Ron_ is Gaelic
for a seal; _a_ is a Norse suffix meaning an island.
_Roy._ See _Ruadh_.
_Ru_, or _Rudha_ (roo, or rooah), a point, a promontory.
_Ru Nohar._ Should be _Rudha 'n Fhomhair_, which see.
_Ruadh_ (ru-er, or rooag), red, or auburn. Anglicé, _roy_.
_Ruadh Stac_ (rooer stak), Red stack, or steep rock. _Stac_,
a steep rock.
_Ruaridh an Torra_ (roo-arie-an-tor), Rorie of the tor, or
round smooth hill.
_Ruaridh Breac_ (roo-arie brake), Spotted (or pock-pitted)
Rorie, or Roderick. See _Breac_.
_Ruaridh Ceard_ (roo-arie kard), Rorie the tinker. _Ceard_,
a tinker.
_Ruaridh Donn_ (roo-arie doun), Brown or dun Rorie.
_Ruaridh Mac Allan M'Leod_ (roo-arie mak allan mak loud),
Rorie, son of Allan M'Leod.
_Rudha aird an anail_ (roo-arten annall), High point of
breathing. _Anail_, breathing; _aird_, high.
_Rudha Chailleach_ (roo chyleoch), Point of the old woman.
_Rudha_, a point; _cailleach_, an old woman.
_Rudha Mac Gille Aindreas_ (roo mak ill andres), Point of
the servant of [St] Andrew. See _Mac Gilleandreis_.
_Rudha mhadaidh ruaidh_ (roo vatter roo-ie), Fox point, or
point of the red dog. _Rudha_, a point; _madadh_, a dog;
_ruadh_, red.
_Rudha 'n Fhomhair_, or _Fhamhair_ (roo noher), The point of
the giant. _Fomhair_, a giant.
_Rudha na Cloiche uaine_ (roo na clor-choo-ownyer),
Greenstone point. _Cloiche_, possessive of _clach_, a stone;
_uaine_, green.
_Rudha Reidh_ (roo ray), Smooth point or headland. _Rudha_,
a point; _reidh_, level. The name is very descriptive of the
appearance of the headland as seen from the sea.
_Runrig._ A south Scotch or English word. In Gaelic it is
called _Mag maseach_ (mark mer sharch). _Mag_, a rig;
_maseach_, alternate.
_Ruymakilvandrich._ See _Rudha Mac Ghille Aindreas_.
_Sabhal Geal_ (sowl gayal), White barn. See separate words.
_Sail Mor_ (sal more, or sowl more), The great heel. _Sail_,
a heel. Descriptive of the shape of this spur of _Beinn
Eighe_.
_Saint Maelrubha_ (saint malruie). Maree is a corruption
from this saint's name.
_Sand_ (sand, or saunda). Name of a place by a sandy beach;
evidently Norse. The full name of the place called Big Sand
is _Sanda a chorran_, meaning "the sand of the shingly
spit."
_Sasunnach_ (sarsenach), Saxon, English, not a Gaelic
speaker. _Sasunnach mor_, the big Englishman.
_Scardroy._ See _Sgaird ruadh_.
_Scuir_, or _Sgorr_ (skoor), a peak or cliff.
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