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English name |
Kilmore (Argyll) |
Gaelic name |
A’ Chill Mhòr |
Meaning |
the big church |
Genitive form |
na Cille Moire |
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Location |
Argyll |
Local authority |
Argyll & Bute ~ Earra-Ghàidheal & Bòd |
Parish post 1891 |
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County post 1891 |
Argyll & Bute ~ Earra-Ghàidheal & Bòd |
Topographical feature type |
Settlement ~ Tuineachadh |
Post town |
OBAN |
Postcode area |
PA34 |
OS sheet number |
359 |
OS grid reference |
NM876254 |
Type of name |
Place ~ Àite |
Element meaning |
G cill; mòr ~ large |
Element type |
religion, size |
Language notes |
G nom. sg. def. art. a’ (leniting) + lenited + nom. sg. cill, fem. ‘church’ + G nom. sg. adj. mòr, ‘large’ |
Sources |
Killmore |
1674 Retours (Argyle) 82 |
A’ Chill-mhòr |
1885 Campbell, Records of Argyll, 109 |
A’ Chill Mòr not Moire |
JM |
A’ Chille mhór |
1912 Dwelly |
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Additional info |
Kilmore Standing Stones ~ Carraighean na Cille Mòire
NM439520 Mull near Dervaig. |
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