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A bheil e f矛or gu bheil Glaschu 鈥� Glasgow 鈥� a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�dear green place鈥�? Uill, tha an fhianais ag innse dhuinn nach eil. Tha e nas coltaiche gu bheil e a鈥� tighinn bho dh脿 eileamaid ann an Seann Bhreatannais a鈥� Chinn a Tuath. Tha e a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�lag uaine鈥�. Tha an lag sin faisg air Cathair-eaglais Ghlaschu.

Fhuair mi am fios seo bho leabhar luachmhor a chaidh fhoillseachadh an-uiridh.听 始S e an t-ainm a tha air Glasgow鈥檚 Gaelic Place-Names. Tha e air a sgr矛obhadh le Alasdair MacIlleBh脿in.

Cha do mhair an t-Seann Bhreatannais. Th脿inig a鈥� Gh脿idhlig agus Albais na 脿ite. Tha ainmean-脿ite G脿idhlig anns na seann chl脿raidhean cho fada air ais ris an d脿rna linn deug.听

Mar eisimpleir 鈥� Polmadie. Nochd sin anns an d脿rna linn deug mar Polmacde. Tha Alasdair MacIlleBh脿in ag innse dhuinn gu bheil Poll Mac D猫 a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�stream of the sons of God鈥�.

Tha na riochdan t霉sail cudromach. Ma choimheadas sinn air an ainm-脿ite Ruchazie, chan eil e follaiseach d猫 tha e a鈥� ciallachadh. Ach tha e a鈥� nochdadh anns an t-siathamh linn deug mar Auchinhasie. Tha sin a鈥� riochdachadh Achadh an Fhasaidh 鈥榝ield or farm of the stopping place鈥�. Tha Barlinnie a鈥� nochdadh an toiseach mar Blairlenny. Tha sin a鈥� riochdachadh Bl脿r L猫anach 鈥榤arshy plain鈥�.

Buinidh gu le貌r de dh鈥檃inmean-脿ite Ghlaschu do linn nuair a bha daoine an s脿s ann an obair-fearainn. Mar eisimpleir 鈥� Gartnavel. Tha sin a鈥� tighinn bhon t-seann Gh脿idhlig Gart an Abhaill 鈥榚nclosure of the apple tree or orchard鈥�. Tha Cathkin a鈥� tighinn bhon Gh脿idhlig Coitcheann, a鈥� ciallachadh 鈥�common grazing鈥�. Agus bha an t-ainm ainmeil Auchenshuggle cl脿raichte mus robh tramaichean a鈥� dol ann! Tha e a鈥� tighinn bho Achadh an t-Seagail 鈥榝ield or farm of the rye鈥�.听

Chan eil freagairt aig an 霉ghdar airson a h-uile ceist agam mu ainmean-脿ite Ghlaschu. Mar eisimpleir, chan eil e cinnteach mu Bellahouston. Ach tha e air obair mh貌r a dh猫anamh airson dualchas na G脿idhlig ann an Glaschu a shoilleireachadh agus a mh矛neachadh. Mholainn an leabhar gu m貌r dhuibh.

Is it true that Glaschu 鈥� Glasgow means 鈥榙ear green place鈥�? Well, the evidence tells us it is not. It鈥檚 more likely that it comes from two elements in [the] Northern Brittonic [language]. It means 鈥榞reen hollow鈥�. That hollow is near Glasgow Cathedral.

I got this information from a valuable book that was published last year. Its name is Glasgow鈥檚 Gaelic Place-Names. It was written by Alasdair [C.] Whyte.

The old Brittonic language did not survive. Gaelic and Scots replaced it. There are Gaelic place-names in the old records as far back as the twelfth century.

For example 鈥� Polmadie. That appeared in the twelfth century as Polmacde. Alasdair Whyte tells us that Poll Mac D猫 means 鈥榮tream of the sons of God鈥�.

The original forms are important. If we look at the place-name Ruchazie, it鈥檚 not obvious what it means. But it appears in the sixteenth century as Auchinhasie. That represents Achadh an Fhasaidh 鈥榝ield or farm of the stopping place鈥�. Barlinnie first appears as Blairlenny. That represents Bl脿r L猫anach 鈥�marshy plain鈥�.

Many of Glasgow鈥檚 place-names belong to a time when people were involved in agricultural work. For example 鈥� Gartnavel. That comes from the old Gaelic Gart an Abhaill 鈥榚nclosure of the apple tree or orchard鈥�. Cathkin comes from the Gaelic Coitcheann, meaning 鈥榗ommon grazing鈥�. And the famous name Auchenshuggle was recorded before trams were going there! It comes from Achadh an t-Seagail 鈥榝ield or farm of the rye鈥�.听

The author doesn鈥檛 have an answer to all of my questions about Glasgow鈥檚 place-names. For example, he is not sure about Bellahouston. But he has done great work in highlighting and explaining the Gaelic heritage in Glasgow. I鈥檇 warmly recommend the book to you.