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Tobermory

Tobar Mhoire


Meaning

Mary's well


Location

Argyll & Bute

Argyll & Bute

NM503553


English / Map Form: Tobermory

Gaelic Form: Tobar Mhoire


Location: Mull, Firth of Lorn, Argyll

Post Town: ISLE OF MULL

County: Argyll & Bute

Local Authority: Argyll & Bute

Nearest Main Roads: B8073

English / Map Form: Tobermory

Gaelic Form: Tobar Mhoire


Genitive Form: Thobar Mhoire

Language Notes

G nom. sg. tobar, masc. ‘well’ + lenited gen. sg. of Moire, fem. personal name = ‘Mary’s well’

Element Meaning

G tobar ~ ‘well’; Moire ~ personal name

Sources

Tibbermore 1540 RRS no. 3397 vol II
Tabbor moiré 1654 Blaeu Map (Mull)
Tipper Murray 1741 Johnson: A Plan of the Island of Mull with the adjacent islands
Tobermorey 1804 Heather
Tobar Mhoire Dwelly 1912

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