Map Reference: Balemartine aa
Name Type: house
Meaning: The house of the wife of Gilbert
Other Forms: Taigh Ghille-Chrìosd
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Information: His grandfather was called Gille-Chrìosd mac Ghille Chaluim, or Gille Chrìosd (Gilbert MacDonald) and his father was called Seumas a' Ghille - NMcD, 6/2004. He does not understand why the family name Gilbert, which should be Gille Brìghde in Gaelic, was translated this way. 6/2011.
Local Form:
Languages : GaelicInformants: Neil MacDonald, Balevullin, 5/1995 and 6/2011
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