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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AR FHIONN | Ar In Ar In Ar In Ar Fhionn Ar Fhinn Arrin, Aran or Ar Fhinn |
Alexander Kerr. Lennymore Malcolm Mackay. James Brown. Craw Gaelic Orthography Originis Par [Parochiales] Scotiae New Stat [Statistical] Account |
225 | A small spot of ground situated [about] 5 chains south of Catacol (cottages) being the only remaining portion of a field widely known as Ar Fhionn (the chief's or Fingal's field). The Sea is yearly washing portions of it away. now leaving a small portion of it on side of present public road, & indicated by cross on trace, "On the shore of Catacol there was a cairn (now removed) named Aran or Ar Fhinn which is supposed to [mean] the spot where Fingal defeated the norsemen and is said by some to have given name to the island, Originis Par [Parochiales] Scotiae. " The present road has been cut through it and its materials used for its formation, so that now not a vestige remains to mark the [site.] "The field in which the battle was fought is still called Arrin by the natives", -- New Stat Acct, [Statistical Account] of Kilbride, "Another cairn, called Aran or Ar Fhinn on the shore of Catacol, marked the spot where Fingal defeated the Norsemen under Manns Son of the King of Sweden, whence some say the island took its name" New Stat [Statistical] Account |
| ALLT NAN EIREANNACH | Allt nan Eireannach Allt nan Eireannach Allt nan Eireannach |
M Mackay Alexander Kerr. Gaelic Orthography |
225 | A small stream, being continuation of Allt Cilloug (sheet 237 trace 3) & stream issuing out of Lochan a' Mhill, (237, trace 3,) pursues an easterly course and falls into Glen Catacol, Signification, The Irishmans stream, |
Continued entries/extra info
[Page] 10Island of Arran -- Ph [Parish] of Kilmory
[Note]
Ar, battle, slaughter,
Fonn, Land, earth, etc
Ar Fhonn - The battle ground, or field.? or Ground of Slaughter
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