Hearadh

Scottish Gaelic Alternative forms gd Na h-Earradh Etymology Probably from gd non herað district, or perhaps gd non hærri higher. The gd na became part of the name, imitative of a plural noun form, so that the initial /h/ would not "break" Gaelic grammar rules, as that consonant is permitted after the article na. Pronunciation gd /nə ˈhɛɾəɣ/ 59, 118, 157, 159, 199 !!! 7 gd /nə ˈhɛɾək/ Wester Ross gd /nə ˈhɛ.ɾəɣ/ [nə ˈhɛˀɾəɣ] 178 Islay Proper noun f Na Hearadh gd island carea/Na h-Eileanan Siar cc/Scotland Harris gd island area , the central part of the west coast of isl/Rùm in carea/Highland cc/Scotland Glen Harris gd peninsula in the west of isl/Islay in carea/Argyll and Bute cc/Scotland the Rinns of Islay gd especially the inland hilly part of the Rinns of Islay Derived terms gd Hearach Descendants en Harris 1 References smaller Further reading 731