. The birds of Iona & Mull . !5mH PLACE NAMES IN IONA. Iona is written Toua by Adamnan, who in sixty instances mentions ^OUH. Tona insula, Colgan says, to which we have prefixed an H, and so render it Hiaor Hya. Tighearna writes it la, Iae, hie, and hi ; also, Colaimcille. Annals of Ulster, la, I, hl-coluira-cille. Four Masters, hi, I. Irish MSS., la and hli. Latin niedireval MSS., Hu, Eo. Bede, Hii and Hiiensis. Scottish MSS., Yi, Hy, Hi, I, I Columkyl, and later Iona. On Iona tombstones, Hy and Y. Modern Mull and Iona name, I (pronounced E), the island. General name, I-choluim-chi
. The birds of Iona & Mull . !5mH PLACE NAMES IN IONA. Iona is written Toua by Adamnan, who in sixty instances mentions ^OUH. Tona insula, Colgan says, to which we have prefixed an H, and so render it Hiaor Hya. Tighearna writes it la, Iae, hie, and hi ; also, Colaimcille. Annals of Ulster, la, I, hl-coluira-cille. Four Masters, hi, I. Irish MSS., la and hli. Latin niedireval MSS., Hu, Eo. Bede, Hii and Hiiensis. Scottish MSS., Yi, Hy, Hi, I, I Columkyl, and later Iona. On Iona tombstones, Hy and Y. Modern Mull and Iona name, I (pronounced E), the island. General name, I-choluim-chille, Isle of Colum of the cell. Iona was suggested by an error in writing, and confirmed by a supposed con-nection with one of Columbas names.—Br Beeves. Argyll, Airer district, Gaidhail of the Gael. MnAbb, ManEsbuig, ManTsaigart, MPherson, MVicar. Robhartaich, ORoarty, ORafferty. Toiseach, the beginning. The title of a fourth grade of lord.—MIntosh. Tighearna, lord. Aird, a point. Cheapach, plot of tillage. Aonaidh mor, great cliff. Ch
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