Gaelic place names get corrupted all the time so when looking for a particularly place it's always a good idea to look for anything that looks even remotely similar. So Tina's suggestion below is certainly warranted. That being said I'm inclined to think that Carn a Mheanbh-Chruidh is probably not the same place as Cuith. Carn a Mheanbh-Chruidh = "cairn of the little horseshoe" Cuith (Cuithe) = "wreath of snow" As each of these place names is a legitimate name on it's own I'm inclined to think that one has not been corrupted into the other. However, having just received John Moon's suggestion of "Cuilt" I'm now going to contradict myself. Cuilt ("woods") is a very common place name and could easily have been mis-read or mis-transcribed as "Cuith". I would be inclined to lean towards Cuilt as the more likely of the two suggestions so far. I'm afraid I'm not familiar enough with place names in Moulin to offer a more informed opinion. Ryk Brown Stewarts of Balquhidder Research Group ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Morgan" <tina.morgan@dsl.pipex.com> To: <perthshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 3:28 PM Subject: Re: [PERTHSHIRE] 1806-7 Census of Moulin - living at "Cuith" > If you go to the Ordnance Survey 'old maps' website, and search for > Moulin, > there are 4 old maps. One is 1:2500 from the year 1867. There is something > on there called Carn a Mheanbh-Chruidh. I wonder if this is it. > > This link might work - not sure! > http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=26275 > > Tina > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gaye Ruru" <rurug@xtra.co.nz> > To: <PERTHSHIRE@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 6:13 AM > Subject: [PERTHSHIRE] 1806-7 Census of Moulin - living at "Cuith" > > >> Hi Listers, >> >> >> >> If someone was listed in the above Census as living at "Cuith in Moulin" >> where abouts in the Moulin Parish would they be living. Any suggestions >> welcomed. >> >> >> >> Gaye in New Zealand. >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> PERTHSHIRE-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 > PERTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message
You're probably right, Ryk. Mine was a wild guess :) What lovely names, either way! Tina ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ryk & Heather" <ryk.heather@cogeco.ca> > Gaelic place names get corrupted all the time so when looking for a > particularly place it's always a good idea to look for anything that looks > even remotely similar. So Tina's suggestion below is certainly warranted. > That being said I'm inclined to think that Carn a Mheanbh-Chruidh is > probably not the same place as Cuith. > > Carn a Mheanbh-Chruidh = "cairn of the little horseshoe" > Cuith (Cuithe) = "wreath of snow" > > As each of these place names is a legitimate name on it's own I'm inclined > to think that one has not been corrupted into the other. > > However, having just received John Moon's suggestion of "Cuilt" I'm now > going to contradict myself. Cuilt ("woods") is a very common place name > and could easily have been mis-read or mis-transcribed as "Cuith". I > would be inclined to lean towards Cuilt as the more likely of the two > suggestions so far. > > I'm afraid I'm not familiar enough with place names in Moulin to offer a > more informed opinion. > > Ryk Brown > Stewarts of Balquhidder Research Group > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tina Morgan" <tina.morgan@dsl.pipex.com> >> If you go to the Ordnance Survey 'old maps' website, and search for >> Moulin, >> there are 4 old maps. One is 1:2500 from the year 1867. There is >> something >> on there called Carn a Mheanbh-Chruidh. I wonder if this is it. >> >> This link might work - not sure! >> http://www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/search_item/index.php?service=RCAHMS&id=26275 >> >> Tina >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Gaye Ruru" <rurug@xtra.co.nz> >> To: <PERTHSHIRE@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 6:13 AM >> Subject: [PERTHSHIRE] 1806-7 Census of Moulin - living at "Cuith" >> >>> Hi Listers, >>> If someone was listed in the above Census as living at "Cuith in Moulin" >>> where abouts in the Moulin Parish would they be living. Any suggestions >>> welcomed. >>> >>> Gaye in New Zealand. >>> >>>