There is also Ballymeanoch, where my kin lived.... Edward R Paxton ________________________________ From: Ken & Alice Brown <jumbobrown@optusnet.com.au> To: AYRSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, 15 June, 2010 15:54:59 Subject: [AYR] Lergimenoch Isle of Arran No idea and I've been to Arran a few times but here's a guess. I don't think it was a farm or village in fact I guess that it may have been a church or an ecclesiastical area at least in very early times. This is because in Gaelic menoch means MONK. For example a farm where my ancestors came from is called Auchmannoch which means fields of the monks. Could Lergi mean Clergy? Or perhaps translated clergy of the Monks? Don't pay too much attention to this because as I say it's a wild guess but if I were you I would be looking at religious sites on Arran. I will be interested to see what other Ayrshire folk come up with! Ken ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

And East Bennan where my McKirdy kin lived Judy in BC Can -----Original Message----- From: ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ayrshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of EDWARD PAXTON Sent: June-15-10 10:28 AM To: Ken & Alice Brown; AYRSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [AYR] Lergimenoch Isle of Arran There is also Ballymeanoch, where my kin lived.... Edward R Paxton ________________________________ From: Ken & Alice Brown <jumbobrown@optusnet.com.au> To: AYRSHIRE-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, 15 June, 2010 15:54:59 Subject: [AYR] Lergimenoch Isle of Arran No idea and I've been to Arran a few times but here's a guess. I don't think it was a farm or village in fact I guess that it may have been a church or an ecclesiastical area at least in very early times. This is because in Gaelic menoch means MONK. For example a farm where my ancestors came from is called Auchmannoch which means fields of the monks. Could Lergi mean Clergy? Or perhaps translated clergy of the Monks? Don't pay too much attention to this because as I say it's a wild guess but if I were you I would be looking at religious sites on Arran. I will be interested to see what other Ayrshire folk come up with! Ken ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.829 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2939 - Release Date: 06/14/10 23:35:00