Ainmeannan-aite Mhuile & Ulbha | The Place-Names of Mull & Ulva
Published: 5 September 2023
Dr. Alasdair Whyte
Làn-sgrùdadh air ainmeannan-àite Mhuile agus Ulbha (2019– ).
Prìomh amasan:
- Tuigse reachdmhor fhaighinn air ainmeannan-àite ionadach
- Riochdan Gàidhlig nan ainmeannan a thoirt am follais
- A’ chiad làn-sgrùdadh air ainmeannan-àite ann an sgìreachd air Gàidhealtachd na h-Alba fhoillseachadh
Bheirear sùil air mar a tha ainmeannan-àite fighte fuaighte le:
- Àiteachas, cleachdadh-fearainn agus tarbhachd-fearainn
- An àrainneachd
- Àrc-eòlas
- Beul-oideas
- Co-thadhal chànan
- Cruinn-eòlas
- Dual-chainnt
- An Eaglais
- Geòlas
- Luachadh-fearainn
- Tuineachadh
Prìomh-Rannsaiche: Dr Alasdair C. MacIlleBhàin
Fios: alasdair.whyte@glasgow.ac.uk
A comprehensive survey of the place-names of Muile/Mull and Ulbha/Ulva (2019– ).
Principal objectives:
- Establish a firm understanding of local place-names
- Establish normative Gaelic name-forms for local place-names
- Publish the first comprehensive place-name survey of an area within the Gàidhealtachd (Gaelic-speaking area) of Scotland as part of the Survey of Scottish Place-Names
The project will investigate the intersection between place-names and:
- Agriculture, land use and land capability
- Archaeology
- The Church
- Dialect
- Environment
- Folklore
- Geography
- Geology
- Land assessment
- Language contact
- Settlement
Principal Investigator: Dr Alasdair C. Whyte
Contact: alasdair.whyte@glasgow.ac.uk
First published: 5 September 2023
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