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in reply to a message by Manray
This was actually asked by another poster a while ago and I answered then (as Lora): http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=777145&board=gen
Basically my answer is the same as Anneza's, but just to clarify further St Columba's mother was called Eithne (pronounced enya) and Kilmeny is said to come from the Gaelic Cille (church/cell) of Eithne.
Also James Hogg was born in the borders of Scotland and hence he used a Scottish not Irish place name. But then again Cille is common to both Scottish and Irish Gaelic, and St Columba was born in Ireland so it could just as easily be Irish.
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~The Loch Ness Monster Song~
Edwin Morgan
Basically my answer is the same as Anneza's, but just to clarify further St Columba's mother was called Eithne (pronounced enya) and Kilmeny is said to come from the Gaelic Cille (church/cell) of Eithne.
Also James Hogg was born in the borders of Scotland and hence he used a Scottish not Irish place name. But then again Cille is common to both Scottish and Irish Gaelic, and St Columba was born in Ireland so it could just as easily be Irish.
Splgraw fok fok splgrafhatchgabrlgabrl fok splfok!
Zgra kra gka fok!
~The Loch Ness Monster Song~
Edwin Morgan
This message was edited 5/30/2008, 4:16 PM
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