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Eilean Mòr
Eilean Mòr, literally meaning "large island" in Scottish Gaelic, is the name of several Scottish islands. In some areas, the term merely refers to the large island of a group, and may be used in place of the actual name: Saltwater * Eilean Mòr, Cairns of Coll, see Cairns of Coll * Eilean Mòr, Crowlin Islands in the Crowlin Islands * Eilean Mòr, Burnt Islands in the Burnt Islands, Firth of Clyde * Eilean Mòr, Dunstaffnage Bay, see Dunstaffnage Bay * Eilean Mòr, Loch Dunvegan * Eilean Mòr, Enard Bay, see Enard Bay * Eilean Mòr, Flannan Isles * Eilean Mòr, Loch Fyne, see Loch Fyne * Eilean Mòr, Gulf of Corryvreckan, see Gulf of Corryvreckan * Eilean Mòr, Loch Greshornish, see Loch Greshornish * Eilean Mòr, MacCormaig Isles * Eilean Mòr, Sandaig Islands, see Sandaig Islands * Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart * Eilean Mòr, Loch Sunart (inner), further inland than the above island, lying south of Ceol na Mara Freshwater * Eilean Mòr, Loch Finlaggan, a freshwater loch on Islay * Ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as both Irish and Manx, developed out of Old Irish. It became a distinct spoken language sometime in the 13th century in the Middle Irish period, although a common literary language was shared by the Gaels of both Ireland and Scotland until well into the 17th century. Most of modern Scotland was once Gaelic-speaking, as evidenced especially by Gaelic-language place names. In the 2011 census of Scotland, 57,375 people (1.1% of the Scottish population aged over 3 years old) reported being able to speak Gaelic, 1,275 fewer than in 2001. The highest percentages of Gaelic speakers were in the Outer Hebrides. Nevertheless, there is a language revival, and the number of speakers of the language under age 20 did not decrease between the 2001 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
