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Bliadhna a' Chnàmha
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Scottish Gaelic
thumb|Gàidhealtachd na h-Èireann ann an 1871. Bha mòran sgìrean eile Ghàidhealach ann an 1851.
Etymology
Literally "Year of the Bone," likely in reference to the mass starvation. Also called a' Ghort Mhòr because of the modern coordinate Irish term an Gorta Mór.
Pronunciation
gd /bliən̪ˠə ə xɾaːva/
Proper noun
f ~ Bliadhna a' Chnàmha
Year of the Potato Blight (1846)
Mutation
B liadhna a' Chnàmha