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Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 81 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets CXLI, CXLII, CLI, CLXI, CLXII and CLXXII, OS1/2/81

Continued entries/extra info

Argyllshire -- 81

BARR AN T-SITHICH
Elfin knoll is linked by arrow to A fairy an elf
The "Sithich" is the most active sprite of Highland mythology. It is a dexterous child-stealer. The proper spelling of the name of this sprite ought to be carefully observed
t- with a hyphen according to a general Rule observed by all Gaelic writers

BARR NA AIS-EIRIGH
Ais-eirigh - Resurrection
Ais-eirigh nam marbh The resurrection of the dead
La na h-ais-eirigh The day of resurrection

LEABA GHRIOGAIR
The name of a man ought to be aspirated General Rule in the oblique case

Transcriber's notes

LEABA GHRIOGAIG should read LEABA GHRIOGAIR

Ordnance Survey - Argyll county, OS Name Books - Argyll county - Volume 81 - Parishes found on OS 6-inch map sheets CXLI, CXLII, CLI, CLXI, CLXII and CLXXII, OS1/2/81

This volume contains information on place names found in the parishes of Dunoon, Kilmun, Kilmodan, Lochgoilhead, Kilmorich, Strachur and Stralachan.

Ordnance Survey - Argyll county

Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Argyll, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.

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