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PUBLISHER: CLÀR
ISBN: 9781838233792
RRP: £11.99
PAGES: 192
PUBLICATION DATE:
October 16, 2025
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Bho Pheairt Gu Hiort
By Iain Taylor
This is a Gaelic deep-dive into place-names. It explains all the most common elements that appear in place-names accross Scotland: words like “ach”, “baile”, “cill” and many more. By the end of the book, readers will be able to piece together the meaning behind place-names just from understanding a few key words.
This book is a companion for anyone with an interest in place-names. Dr Iain Taylor has previously published a book on Gaelic place-names, but this is the first book of his aimed at those with Gaelic, from learners to fluent speakers alike.
Thathar a’ toirt sùil air na h-eileamaidean no na facail a nochdas ann an ainmean-àite Gàidhlig, agus cuid dhiubh nach eil cho cumanta ann an còmhradh tuilleadh, mar dobhar, gasg is sàilean, agus bheirear sùil air eileamaidean cumanta ann an ainmean à cànanan eile a leithid na Lochlannais is na Breatannais. Tha caibideil ann mu ainm-eòlas anns an fharsaingeachd agus eachdraidh ainmean-àite na h-Alba. Aig an deireadh tha liosta a rèir na h-aibideil de na h-ainmean uile a tha a’ nochdadh san leabhar.
Ma tha ùidh agaibh ann an ainmean-àite ach ceist oirbh mu na tha corra ainm a’ ciallachadh, seo an leabhar dhuibhse.
Iain Taylor
Iain Taylor graduated in Celtic Studies from Aberdeen University and taught Gaelic at primary, secondary and tertiary levels in Uist, Perthshire and Skye. A native of Elgin in Moray, he worked for some years in the Gaelic department of Scottish Television before going on to lecture at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig , the Gaelic College in Skye, from which he retired in 2020.