Good Evening All Dwelly's Illustrated Gaelic English Dictionary,the general authority on Gaelic words gives ros with the following meanings - seed, linseed, promontory, isthmus, peninsula, science, knowledge, arable land" and one of the examples of the uses of the word "ros" which he gives is "an ros Muileach" which he translates as "the peninsula or promontory of Mull". In Gaelic, the inhabitants of the Ross of Mull where known individually as "Rosach" and collectively as "Rosaich" - incidentally the usage "muileach" is the adjective relating to the island of Mull which is known in Gaelic as Muile, and it can also be applied to people used as a noun - "Muileach" - a person from Mull, or "Muilich" people from Mull or indeed the entire population of the island. James > From: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:34:21 +0100 > To: [email protected] > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLEOFMULL] Ross of Mull > > > Headland ? > On 26 Oct 2011, at 18:08, "Elaine Robinson" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > Can anyone tell me the meaning of “Ross” as in the Ross of Mull? I had assumed it was some kind of geographic reference but I’ve not been able to find anything. > > > > Elaine Robinson > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] 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 [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message