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Facal na Seachdaine:
Allt
Thoir dhuinn ainm allt a tha a' còrdadh leibh.
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Facal na Seachdaine: Allt Thoir dhuinn ainm allt a tha a còrdadh leibh. #AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi
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Kennacraig ~ Ceann na Creige, ‘the end of the rocky hill’ https://ainmean-aite.scot/placename/kennacraig/
#AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi Bòrd na Gàidhlig CalMac Ferries Argyll and Bute Council ... See MoreSee Less

Kennacraig ~ Ceann na Creige, ‘the end of the rocky hill’ https://www.ainmean-aite.scot/placename/kennacraig/ #AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi Bòrd na Gàidhlig CalMac Ferries Argyll and Bute Council
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Facal na Seachdaine:
Rubha
Thoir dhuinn ainm rubha a tha a' còrdadh leibh.
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Facal na Seachdaine: Rubha Thoir dhuinn ainm rubha a tha a còrdadh leibh. #AinmÀite #Gàidhlig #Cleachdi
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Thanks for suggesting this ... it brought back happy and interesting memories. Some RUBHANNAN with which I have a close connection:-

 (1) When a friend and I worked at the fishing out of Loch Euphoirt we would usually start our hand-lines near the landmark Rubha Mhic Gille-mhìcheil [OSGR NF 92988 63075] (2) When I lived at Bàgh Hogha Glan I always saw Rubha Dubh Thaigh a’ Ghearraidh [OSGR NF 70266 72562] in my view to An Cuan Siar (3) When I was a postie I often walked to Rubha Buidhe [OSGR NF85396 55759] to deliver the mail and have a chat with my friend Mary Maclean the bardess (4) When I lived in Beinn na Faoghla my three step-daughters and I would often walk through the moors to Ròisinis and the Rubha Creag Corra-ghritheach [OSGR NF 86640 54112] (5) When I was starting to learn Gaelic my most frequently heard “rubhannan” were Rubha Ghaìsnis [OSGR NF81252 45153] near where my Aird Mhòr family members lived and the remote Rubha Liasain [OSGR NF87707 49145] where we had family friends Iain ’s Uilleam à Rubha

Rubha Eachainn, Rubha an t-Seallaidh, An Rubha Meadhanach, Ceap Breatainn

Rubha Chràgo

Rubha na h-Èireannaich

Failte Rubha Bhatairnis!

An Rubha. Rubha na h-Aoidhe. Sin e. 😁

An Rubha Bàn, agus curaich Eòghainn a' dol seachad air.

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Dingwall ~ Inbhir Pheofharain

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First published in the Scotsman on 15 October 2016 In certain cases, the Gaelic and English names for a particular place are completely different. In the case of Dingwall, there were originally two separate places which have merged into one with population expansion. Dingwall is a name of Norse origin: Þingvellir meaning ‘assembly field’. The … Continue Reading about Dingwall ~ Inbhir Pheofharain