|
Easdale ((スコットランド・ゲール語:Eilean Èisdeal)) is one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland. Once the centre of the Scottish slate industry, there has been some recent island regeneration. A ferry sails from Easdale to Ellenabeich (Gaelic: ''Eilean nam Beathach'') on the nearby island of Seil (Gaelic: ''Saoil''), which is separated from Easdale by only a narrow channel. Confusingly, Ellenabeich is sometimes known as ''Easdale'' as a result of its traditional connections with the island. ==Etymology== In 1549, Donald Monro, "Dean of the Isles" wrote, in brief reference to Easdale, of an island "namit in the Erische Leid Ellan Eisdcalfe"〔Monro (1549) "Eisdcalfe" No. 36. Translation from Scots: "named in the Gaelic language Eilean Eisdcalfe".〕〔Gillies (1909) p. 154〕 However the derivation of "Eisdcalfe" and this word's etymological relationship to "Easdale" is not clear. Haswell Smith (2004) notes that ''eas'' is Gaelic for "waterfall" and ''dal'' is Norse for "valley".〔Haswell Smith (2004) p. 78〕 Nonetheless, it is not clear why either description should apply to the island which is low lying and has no waterfalls. The Gaelic name, ''Èisdeal'' ((:ˈeːʃtʲəl̪ˠ)) or ''Eilean Èisdeal'' has a long vowel and local folk legend attributes this to a derivation from ''èist thall'' "listen to that yonder". Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland states that the first element is obscure, the second Norse ''dalr''. It is not clear if this ''Èisdeal'' shares its derivation with Gleann Èisdeal (Glen Ashdale) (Glen of Ash trees) on the Isle of Arran. Ellenbeich is usually analysed as ''Eilean nam Beathach'' ((:ˈelan əm ˈpɛhəx)) "island of the animals" but this may be a reflex of an earlier and homophonous form ''Eilean nam Beitheach'' "island of the birch trees".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Easdale」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|