Baile na h-Eaglaise

Scottish Gaelic Alternative forms gd Bàgh na h-Eaglaise calqued directly from Norn/Old Norse Etymology Literally church town, altered by folk etymology from gd Balla na h-Eaglaise church wall, a gd en Kirkwall 1, itself altered by folk etymology from gd sco Kirkwaa, from gd nrn Kirkavå church bay, from gd non Kirkjuvágr. Pronunciation gd /ˌpalə nə ˈheɡl̪ˠɪʃə/ Proper noun Baile na h-Eaglaise gd Kirkwall town in and the administrative centre of the carea/Orkney Islands cc/Scotland Mutation B aile na h-Eaglaise