Tom and Jane's Trip
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
More Than You Want to Know About the Etymology of 'Tattoo'
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This entry is in response to a question from Tom and Jane about the word 'tattoo.' They saw a sign about pipe bands and tattoos. Th...
Monday, July 6, 2009
Shires
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The timeline on the history of ‘shires’ starts at 1066. There is a lot of history and not much consistency concerning the evolution of shi...
Sites for Sights
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July 20 Scourie, Sutherland - http://www.scourie.co.uk/ July 21-22 Stromness, Ornke y - http://www.orkneyjar.com/orkney/stromness/ July23...
Sunday, July 5, 2009
July 18 Glendale, Isle of Skye
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The name 'Glendale' is the anglicised version of its gaelic name, Gleann Dail, which means 'valley with level fields by a river&...
July 17 Plockton
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Clearances, Controversies, Herring Migration and Hamish MacBeth Oh, My! Although it may seem as if time has stood still, Plockton wasn'...
Scottish Gaelic
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(Click the map to enlarge) According to official statistics, the 477 Gaelic-only speakers recorded in 1971 had either become bilingual, or d...
Scottish Naming Customs
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"The general custom, to which there were some variations, was to name children as follows:- The eldest son after the paternal grandfat...
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