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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE EILEANS | The Allans The Allans The Allans The Allans |
Robert Hunter Esq Hunterston Revd [Reverend] A Marshall Dr [Doctor] Stoddart Millport New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] |
216.14 | Two rocky islets in Millport Bay. |
| MINNEMOER | Authorities for the pronounciation | James Hall - Gamekeeper James Crawford Figgatoch |
216.06 | Two Small Lochs almost uniting and to which the name applies conjointly they lie in a hollow on the top of the highest central part of the Island. New Stat. Acct. [Statistical Account] Page 70 |
| WEE MINNEMOER | James Hall - Gamekeeper James Crawford Figgtoch |
216.10 | This name applies to the smaller Loch adjoining the Gamekeepers House Sheriff's Common |
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[Page] 48The Allans
This spelling is evidently a corruption
of the Gaelic Eilean, which signifies an island. Gaelic Dicty [Dictionary]
and was probably given in ignorance - See Eilean near Gourock page 28
Minnemoer, a nursing mother Gaelic Dict. [Dictionary]
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DANIALSAN, Brenda Pollock
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