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Airdbheala Islay Argyllshire Scotland

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Note about place-names on Ìle/Islay, June 1887

 Item
Identifier: Coll-97/CW89/55
Scope and Contents

Note about place-names on Ìle/Islay probably collected from Donald Currie, crofter, Baile Meadhanach/Ballymeanach, which reads 'Airdbheala, Port Bheala or speala. W[est] of P[or]tnahaven Isla Cala.'

Dates: June 1887

Note about the etymology of Aird-bheala, 1895

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW1/98
Scope and Contents

Note about the etymology of Aird-bheala which reads 'Aird-bheala or Aird-dheala west of Port-na-Haven Islay. Probably a corruption of Aird na h-Eala' [Àirdbheala, Port na h-Abhainne/Portnahaven, Ìle].

Dates: 1895