Harris, Na Hearadh 'division' or 'portion'
In South Harris, the West side is known as a' Mhachair, "machair land",
contrasting with the East side which is na Bàigh, "bays".
The hilly area inland from the east coast is Bràigh nam Bàgh, "upland of the bays".
A Harris person is a Hearach or Tearach.
Ref: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/pdfs/placenamesF-J.pdf
The full list is here:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/vl-trans.htm
There are 5 pdf links at the bottom of the page that can be downloaded and searched which is extremely useful!
The full list is here:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/language/gaelic/vl-trans.htm
There are 5 pdf links at the bottom of the page that can be downloaded and searched which is extremely useful!
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