Tag: Gaelic
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A Gaelic-named garden plot in Ayr?
One of the Ayr Burgh Records for 1536-7 records* that one Thome Dalrimple had the few of Garotrodding in Ayr. Could this be for Gàradh Trodain ‘disputed garden’? Or are we looking at a Scots formation incorporating rodding ‘track’? There are plenty of Gaelic place-names within the old Ayr burgh boundaries (many more interesting Scots ones of course) and Gaelic…
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Gaelic in Dunure
Dunure and Ayrshire have a long heritage of Gaelic The names of our hills and villages reflect that – as to the songs of Robert Burns. Find out more here.