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Argyll
Argyll [Ir. Airer Goídel, country of the Gael; ScG Oirer Ghaidheal, country of the Gael; or ScG erra Ghaidheal, coastland of the Gael]. Formerly the southernmost county of Gaelic Scotland and closest to Ireland; since 1974 a north-west portion of Strathclyde. It occupies 3,110 square miles, including many islands and narrow peninsulas, nearly all of it mountainous. During Roman times the area was home to a British population called the Epidii or ‘horse people’. The region was once also known as Ergadia. After the 5th century AD the area was overrun with Gaelic settlers from Ireland, who established a kingdom at Dál Riada. One of the richest collections of Scottish Gaelic traditional literature was gathered largely in Argyll:
Bibliography Archibald Campbell (ed.), The Waifs and Strays in Celtic Tradition (4 vols., London, 1889–91) |
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Argyll." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Argyll." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Argyll.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Argyll." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-Argyll.html |
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Argyll
Argyll, Scotland/UK Arregaithel, Ar‐gael Now the unitary district of Argyle and Bute which was created in 1975. The Gaelic version, Earraghaidheal, means the ‘Coastland of the Gaels (Irish)’ from the Gaelic oirthir ‘coastland’; early settlers called the area Ar‐gael ‘the Eastern Gaels’. The Gaels originally came from Ireland, then known as Scotia, in the 2nd century.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Argyll." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Argyll." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Argyll.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Argyll." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Argyll.html |
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Argyll
Argyll or Argyllshire, former county, W central Scotland. Under the Local Government Act of 1973, Argyll was divided between the new Highland and Strathclyde regions in 1975, with most of the county becoming part of Strathclyde. In the local government reorganization of 1996, Strathclyde was dissolved; the portion of Argyll in that region became part of the council area of Argyll and Bute. |
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"Argyll." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Argyll." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Argyll.html "Argyll." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Argyll.html |
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Argyll
Argyll (district) Arg. Arregaithel c.970, Argail 1292. ‘Coastland of the Gaels’. Gaelic oirthir Ghaideal.
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A. D. MILLS. "Argyll." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Argyll." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Argyll.html A. D. MILLS. "Argyll." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Argyll.html |
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