Geographical etymology: a dictionary of place-names giving their derivationsBlackie, Christina
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Geographical etymology: a dictionary of place-names giving their derivations
Blackie, Christina
Names, Geographical
a house or dwelling, cognate with the Lat. _tectum_, Ger. _dach_, and
Scand. _tag_, a roof; Anglicised _tagh_, in the genitive, _tigh_.
This word, under various forms, is common in Irish topography; _e.g._
Tagheen (beautiful house); Taghboy and Taghbane (the yellow and white
house); Taghadoe (St. Tua’s house); Tiaquin, in Co. Galway, _i.e._
_Tigh-Dachonna_ (St. Dachonna’s house); Timahoe, for _Tech-Mochua_ (St.
Mochua’s house or church). Joined to the genitive of the article, it
takes the form of _tin_ or _tinna_, thus--Tinnahinch (the house of the
island or river holm, _innis_); Tincurragh (of the marsh); Tinakilly
(of the church or wood); Timolin (of St. Moling); Tigh-na-bruaich,
in Argyleshire (the dwelling on the edge of the bank); Tynron, in
Dumfries, _i.e._ _Tigh-an-roinne_ (the house on the point); Tyndrum, in
Perthshire (the dwelling on the ridge); Tisaran, anc. _Teach-Sarain_
(the house of St. Saran), in King’s Co. Stillorgan, also in Ireland,
corrupt. from _Tigh-Lorcain_ (the house of St. Lorcain or Lawrence);
Saggard, from _Teach-Sacra_ (of St. Mosacra); Cromarty, anc.
_Crum-bachtyn_ (the dwelling on the winding bay); Tinnick, in Ireland,
_i.e._ _Tigh-cnuie_ (the house on the hill). In Wales: Ty-gwyn (white
house); Ty-Ddewi (St. David’s house); Great Tey and Little Tey (great
and little dwelling); Tey-at-the-elms, in Essex.
[Sidenote: TEAMHAIR (Irish),]
a palace situated on an elevated spot; _e.g._ Tara, anc. _Teamhair_,
the ancient capital of Meath, and several other places called Tara, in
Ireland. This word sometimes takes the form of _tavver_, _tawer_, or
_tower_, as in Towerbeg and Towermore (the little and great palace).
[Sidenote: TEAMPULL (Gadhelic),]
a temple or church, derived from the Lat. _templum_; _e.g._
Templemichael, Templebredon (the churches of St. Michael and St.
Bredon); Templemore (the great church or cathedral); Templecarriga (of
the rock); Temple-tochar (of the causeway), in Ireland; Templemars and
Talemars, in France, anc. _Templum-Martis_ (the temple of Mars).
[Sidenote: TEINE (Gadhelic),
TÂN (Cym.-Cel.),]
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