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
_Slogan_ (sloggan), a war cry. Obsolete now.
_Smiorsair_ (smearesar). Name of a hamlet; probably from
_smior_, the marrow, the best; _aridh_, a shieling.
_Spidean Moirich_ (speetan moi-or-ich), Peak of Martha.
_Spidean_, a peak; _Moirich_, possessive of _Moireach_,
Martha.
_Sporan_ (sporran), a purse.
_Srondubh_ (strondhoo), Black nose or promontory. _Sron_
(stron), a nose or promontory.
_Sron a Choite_ (strunyer hote), Nose (or promontory) of the
coble. _Sron_ (stron), a nose or promontory; _choite_,
possessive of _coite_, a coble.
_Stac Buidhe_ (stack boo-ie), Yellow stack, _i.e._ steep
rock. _Stac_, a stack, _buidhe_, yellow.
_Stank house._ An English name; but _stank_ is from the
Gaelic _staing_, a ditch.
_Steall a Mhunidh_ (shteyole a vonie), Splash of the
Pisvache. A fine waterfall, resembling the _Pisvache_ of
European celebrity.
_Strath_, properly _Srath_ (strah), a broad valley.
_Strath Chromple_ (strath roumpil), Valley of the curved
opening. _Crom_, curved; _beul_, mouth or opening.
_Suarachan_ (shore-achen). Soubriquet of Big Duncan of the
Axe, being the diminutive of _Suarach_, insignificant;
referring to his not having been thought worthy of being
armed for the battle of Park.
_Suidheachan Fhinn_ (seeachan een), Fingal's seat.
_Suidheachan_, a turf seat; _Fhinn_, possessive of _Fionn_,
Fingal.
_Tagan_ (tahkan). Possibly Norse; may be from _tathaich_, a
resort.
_Talladale_ (tallardle). Probably Norse; may be from
_talla_, a hall, and the Norse _dahl_ or _dal_. In old
documents it is spelt _Alydyll_, _Allawdill_, and
_Telledill_. The two former spellings suggest that the name
was formerly spelt with "th," pronounced as a soft aspirate.
_Thorisdal_, Dale of the Norse god Thor. See _Eilean
Horisdale_.
_Tigh Dige_ (ty dgeegie), House of the ditch. _Tigh_, a
house; _dig_, a ditch.
_Tigh mo Sheanair_ (ty mer henner), House of my grandfather.
_Tigh_, a house; _mo_, my; _sheanair_, possessive of
_seanair_, grandfather.
_Tighearna Crubach_ (tcheerna krupboch), Lame laird.
_Tighearna Ruadh_ (tcheerna roer), Red or auburn-haired
laird or proprietor. _Tighearna_, laird; _ruadh_, red.
_Tighearna Storach_ (tcheerna storroch), Buck-toothed laird.
_Tighnafaolinn_ (ty na fualin). The sea-mews' home. _Tigh_,
a house, home; _faoileann_, a sea-gull.
_Tobar Mhoire_ (toppervorie) Well of the Virgin Mary, or of
Mourie. _Tobar_, a well; _Mhoire_, possessive of _Moire_,
Mary.
_Tobar nan ceann_ (topper nan keyoun), Fountain or well of
the heads. _Tobar_, a fountain, a well; _ceann_, a head.
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