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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KILMORE & KILBRIDE | Kilmore and Kilbride Kilmore and Kilbride Kilmore and Kilbride Kilmore and Kilbride Kilmore and Kilbride Kilmore and Kilbride Kilmore and Kilbride Kilmore and Kilbride Kilmore and Kilbride Kilmore and Kilbride Kilmore and Kilbride |
Sherriff's Returns New Stat [Statistical] Account Old Stat [Statistical] Account Fullarton's Gazetteer Origines Parochiales Revd [Reverend] P McKercher, Minr. [Minister] A Gregorson Esqr Oban M McDougall Esqr Gallanach Sir D Campbell Bart. [Baronet] Dr [Doctor] McGillivary Chief Magistrate Major McDougall Dunollie Mr J. McDougall Registrar |
Various | Kilmore is derived from the Gaelic words Kil, signifying a burying place, and mor, large, or Kil and Muire, a burying place dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Kilbride signifies a burying place dedicated to St. Bridget. Kilmore & Kilbride are supposed to have been united soon after the Reformation; the former was a parsonage & the latter a vicarage. The united parish is bound on the East by the parishes of Muckairn & Kilchrenan; on the North and West by Loch Etive and the Firth of Lorn; and on the south by Loch Feochan & the Parish of Kilninver & Kilmelford The island of Kerrera, which forms part of the parish is situated on the North-west and separated from the Main land by a narrow Sound or Sound of Kerrera. The general appearance of the parish is hilly; the hills however are not high and the valleys between them are cultivated and [continued on page 2] |
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Page 1.Note.
There is not any part of this Parish
Detached, nor is there any portion of any
other Parish contained within the Boundary
of this Parish
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