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Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright, Scotland/UK Kilcudbrit, Kircuthbright ‘Church of (St) Cuthbert’ from the Gaelic Cil Cudbert. The present kirk‐ derives from kirkja but the word order is Celtic. St Cuthbert (c.634–87) became a monk in Scotland and Bishop of Lindisfarne (685–7) and subsequently the most popular saint in northern England. He was buried originally in Lindisfarne, but his bones were removed so as not to fall into the hands of the Danes, being taken round south‐west Scotland and northern England. It is said that they lay here while on their way to Durham for final burial in 999.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kirkcudbright." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kirkcudbright." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kirkcudbright.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Kirkcudbright." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Kirkcudbright.html |
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Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright , town (1991 pop. 3,406), Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland, at the head of the Dee estuary. It has granaries and creameries and is a market town and artists' colony. There are traces of an ancient wall and moat and of a McClellan clan castle (1582). |
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"Kirkcudbright." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kirkcudbright." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kirkcdb.html "Kirkcudbright." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kirkcdb.html |
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Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright Dumf. Kircuthbright 1296. ‘Church of St Cuthbert’. OScand. kirkja. Kirk- may have originally been Kil- (Gaelic cill), since the pers. name follows the generic word, as is usual in Celtic names, rather than preceding it.
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A. D. MILLS. "Kirkcudbright." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Kirkcudbright." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kirkcudbright.html A. D. MILLS. "Kirkcudbright." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Kirkcudbright.html |
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Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright former county, Scotland: see Kirkcudbrightshire . |
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"Kirkcudbright." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kirkcudbright." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Krikcdb-cnty.html "Kirkcudbright." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-X-Krikcdb-cnty.html |
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Kirkcudbright
Kirkcudbright •Florrie, Laurie, lorry, Macquarie, quarry, sorry, whare
•Rhodri • Godfrey • hostelry
•Coventry • quixotry
•cacciatore, Corey, dory, Florey, flory, furore, glory, gory, hoary, hunky-dory, lory, Maury, monsignori, Montessori, multistorey, Pori, Rory, satori, saury, storey, story, Tory, vainglory
•Aubrey • aumbry
•Audrey, bawdry, tawdry
•laundry
•gallimaufry, orphrey
•palfrey • paltry • outlawry • centaury
•clerestory (US clearstory)
•understorey
•cowrie, kauri, Lowry, Maori
•Cowdrey • foundry • Rowntree
•ochry (US ochery) • poultry
•coxcombry • matsuri • Kirkcudbright
•shoetree
•Hurri, potpourri
•kukri • century • penury • estuary
•residuary • augury • mercury
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"Kirkcudbright." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Kirkcudbright." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kirkcudbright.html "Kirkcudbright." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Kirkcudbright.html |
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