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There are many names on this Plan where the syllable "Der" is
a prefix, and in one case is compounded as in Blairderry (See page 7), nearly all those
names having such prefixes as "Der or Dir" Mr McHaffie has changed to Dar
except in Dergoals Moss (See page 4) where the "e" is adopted in the prefix while
in page 14, the same name has been corrected to Dargoals, these names have
been submitted a second time to Mr McHaffie, and that Gentleman says that he
would prefer "Dar of Dir" - This disagrees with names previously given on other Plans
and as the majority of the local authorities prefer Der this (latter) has been adopted
with the exception of "Dirskelpin" where the name as given by Mr Guthrie the Factor
to the Estate has been adopted, and some other names which fall on Plan 18 C.
The Spelling the prefix "Der" agrees more generally with the usage both in Scotland and
Ireland, and the following note from Chalmers Caledonia Vol [Volume] 1 page 52, would seem to confirm
it. "Derry, several in Wigton, Ferry, in Perth, Derry in Forfar, Derrydu, in Elgin, Derry - meanoch & Derry-more forests
in Sutherland". "Dar in the British, and ancient Gaulish, signifies Oak, oakwood; plural Deri, so Dar,
"in the Cornish; plural Deru; Dair Irish, means Oak, and Doiré, a thicket, a grove, a wood.
" properly of Oaks; in several parts the word is pronounced Derrie: and Dirrie"
Transcriber's notes
Memorandum
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown county, OS Name Books - Wigtown county - Volume 43 - Parishes of Old Luce and Kirkcowan, OS1/35/43
This volume contains information on place names found in the Wigtownshire parishes of Old Luce and Kirkcowan.
Ordnance Survey - Wigtown 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 Wigtown, which is in the south west of Scotland.