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Kilmory

Cille Mhoire

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Meaning

the church of (St) Mary


Religious, Settlement

Location

Ayrshire

North Ayrshire

KA27

NR961214


English / Map Form: Kilmory

Gaelic Form: Cille Mhoire


Location: Arran, Firth of Clyde

Post Town: ISLE OF ARRAN

Postcode area: KA27

County: Ayrshire

Local Authority: North Ayrshire

English / Map Form: Kilmory

Gaelic Form: Cille Mhoire


Genitive Form: Chille Mhoire

Language Notes

G nom. sg. cill, fem. ‘church’ + lenited gen. sg. Moire, fem. personal name = ‘Mary’s Church’

Element Meaning

G cill ~ church+ G Moire ~ personal name

Sources

Kil Morie 1654 Blaeu Map Arania
Killymore 1812 Bauchop
Cille Mhoire Robertson MS391, 4
Cille Mhoire Currie, 1908, 78
Cill Mhoire Fraser 1999, 84

Additional Information

Fraser’s pronunciation shows cill rather than cille.

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