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| − | '''Kirkmahoe''' is a parish in [[Dumfriesshire]]. It contains the settlements [[Kirkton, Dumfrieshire|Kirkton]], where the parish church is located, | + | '''Kirkmahoe''' is a parish in [[Dumfriesshire]]. It contains the settlements of [[Kirkton, Dumfrieshire|Kirkton]], where the parish church is located, [[Dalswinton]] and [[Duncow]]. It is bounded by the parishes of [[Dumfries]] to the south, [[Holywood, Dumfriesshire|Holywood]] and [[Dunscore]] to the west, and [[Kirkmichael]] and [[Tinwald]] to the east.<ref>{{Cite book|title = The County of Dumfries|last = Duncan|first = Walter|publisher = Collins|year = 1962|isbn = |location = Glasgow|pages = 139|editor-last = Houston|series = The Third Statistical Account of Scotland|editor-first = George|chapter = Chapter 12: The Parish of Kirkmahoe}}</ref> |
The name Kirkmahoe commemorates St Kentigern, the patron saint of [[Glasgow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/place.php?id=1350426118|title = Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe|date = |accessdate = 2015-04-03|website = Saints in Scottish Place-Names|publisher = |last = |first = |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20150403111233/http://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/place.php?id=1350426118|archivedate = 2015-04-03}}</ref> Mo Choe is the Gaelic equivalent of Mungo, the Cumbric hypocoristic form of Kentigern.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/saint.php?id=121|title = Kentigern of Glasgow|date = |accessdate = 2014-04-03|website = Saints in Scottish Place-Names|publisher = |last = |first = |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20150403110842/http://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/saint.php?id=121|archivedate = 2015-04-03}} | The name Kirkmahoe commemorates St Kentigern, the patron saint of [[Glasgow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/place.php?id=1350426118|title = Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe|date = |accessdate = 2015-04-03|website = Saints in Scottish Place-Names|publisher = |last = |first = |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20150403111233/http://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/place.php?id=1350426118|archivedate = 2015-04-03}}</ref> Mo Choe is the Gaelic equivalent of Mungo, the Cumbric hypocoristic form of Kentigern.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/saint.php?id=121|title = Kentigern of Glasgow|date = |accessdate = 2014-04-03|website = Saints in Scottish Place-Names|publisher = |last = |first = |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20150403110842/http://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/saint.php?id=121|archivedate = 2015-04-03}} | ||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 2 November 2015
Kirkmahoe is a parish in Dumfriesshire. It contains the settlements of Kirkton, where the parish church is located, Dalswinton and Duncow. It is bounded by the parishes of Dumfries to the south, Holywood and Dunscore to the west, and Kirkmichael and Tinwald to the east.[1]
The name Kirkmahoe commemorates St Kentigern, the patron saint of Glasgow.[2] Mo Choe is the Gaelic equivalent of Mungo, the Cumbric hypocoristic form of Kentigern.[3]
References
- ↑ Duncan, Walter (1962). "Chapter 12: The Parish of Kirkmahoe". in Houston, George. The County of Dumfries. The Third Statistical Account of Scotland. Glasgow: Collins. pp. 139.
- ↑ "Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20150403111233/http://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/place.php?id=1350426118. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
- ↑ "Kentigern of Glasgow". Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20150403110842/http://saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk/saint.php?id=121. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- For the linguistic detials of these names see Jackson, Kenneth Hurlstone (1958). "Chapter VI: The Sources for the Life of St Kentigern". in Chadwick, Nora K.. Studies in the Early British Church. Cambridge University Press. pp. 300-302. and Ó Baoill, Colm (1993). "St Machar - Some Linguistic Light?". Innes Review 44: 9-10. doi:10.3366/inr.1993.44.1.1.
Outside links
- Kirkmahoe at scotlandsplaces.gov.uk
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