Eilean Deargannan
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Eilean Deargannan is a small island in Loch Lomond, in west central Scotland. It lies between Rowardennan (to the east) and Inverbeg.
[edit] Etymology
The name is thought to mean "Island of fleas[1] or sandhoppers" in Scottish Gaelic. It has euphemistically been suggested to come from "purple island" as well.[2]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ "Rannsaich an Stòr-dàta Briathrachais Gàidhlig" (in Gaelic). Sabhal Mòr Ostaig. http://smo.uhi.ac.uk/gaidhlig/faclair/sbg/lorg.php?facal=flea&seorsa=Beurla&tairg=Lorg&eis_saor=on. Retrieved 2009-07-25.[dead link]
- ^ "Eilean Deargannan 'The purple island'". Islands of Loch Lomond. http://www.lochlomond-islands.com/page45.html. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
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