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.
