Isleornsay
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Isleornsay Scottish Gaelic Eilean Iarmain |
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| Coordinates | 57 ° 9 ′ N , 5 ° 49 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | ISLE OF SKYE | ||
| ZIP code section | IV43 | ||
| prefix | 01471 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch | ||
Isleornsay ( Scottish Gaelic : Eilean Iarmain or Eilean Dhiarmaid , German: "Iarmans Insel" or "Dermots Insel") is a small village on the Isle of Skye in Scotland . It is east on the Sleat Peninsula about eleven kilometers south of Broadford . The offshore island of Ornsay offers good protection, so Isleornsay has one of the best natural harbors in south Skye.
The place emerged as a port for herring fishing at the beginning of the 19th century. After that, Isleornsay was often called by ships from Glasgow as a stopover. The first public toilet on Skye was built there in 1820. For a long time the port was the main connection to the mainland. The post office of the place was the main post office of the Sleat peninsula.
Near the harbor is the Eilean Iarmain hotel and the Talla Dearg gallery . The hotel was built in 1888 and was owned by Sir Iain Noble , a businessman who was actively involved in the revitalization and preservation of the Scottish Gaelic language on Skye.
Surname
Due to its name, Isleornsay is often confused with the actual island of Ornsay, which is in front of the town. The Scottish Gaelic name is Eilean Iarmain or Eilean Dhiarmaid (German: "Diarmads Insel"). It is believed that Eilean Dhiarmaid was the original name of the place in reference to the warrior Diarmuid , who lived there temporarily together with Fionn mac Cumhaill and Oisín . According to oral tradition, Cú Chulainn also stayed there.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Information from the Scottish Parliament
- ↑ Gazetteer for Scotland (English)
- ↑ Local history Camuscross Community Steering Group (English)
- ^ "Placenames", page 67, Pàrlamaid na h-Alba (English)
- ↑ History of the place ( Memento of May 9, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) (Gaelic)