Language Notes

Element Meaning

G allt ~ burn + Èireann ~ Ireland

Sources

Aulderne 1562 RMS iv no. 1429
Alld-èirinn c. 1811, James Macintyre, Etymological Dictionary of the names of Places in Scotland, CW76
Allt Èireann Watson p. 229

The name is also mentioned in reference to the battle:
Latha Allt Eire: Hebridean Connection 1984, 127
Latha Alld-Eire: Am Feillire, 1873, 5 [date is 3rd or 4th]
Latha Allt-Eire: Am Fèillire, 1875, 7 ditto
Blàr Allt Eairn: Name of a Pibroch tune

Additional Information

Battle of Auldearn ~ Blàr Allt Èireann: 9 May 1645

Blàr is the term used to denote the site of the battle, where as the term latha, as shown above, refers to the event of the battle.

Alternative Forms