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[WilmaM]

WALLACETOWN is a Toon named after the hero? Jean

Not to be confused with WALLACESTONE in Falkirk 2 'S' sounds in the middle.
The spot where William W. sat on a stone to watch the Battle of Falkirk [ he must have had awfy guid eyesight ]

Incidentaly he was from ELDERSLIE Russel how would you say that? with the emphasis on the LEE ? or as ELDERS-Li

[DavidWW]

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In Ayrshire Drongan is all one word yet Trabboch is all emphasising the first syllable with 'uch'tagged on at the end.

...snipped.....Russell

Drongan might be one word, but in Ayrshireese it's Drung'n, even, on a particularly bad day for glottal stops, Dr'ng'n

David

[DavidWW]

.....snipped .........Watch Dalry Pronunciation is nae problem but there is a Dalry in Kirkcudbrightshire as well as Ayrshire. So watch for these directions.

St John's Town of Dalry. The name is bigger than the place but lots of my wife's rellies seemed to be bred there so lookout for rabbit burrows

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And that's without the two wee villages/hamlets of Dalry in Perthshire, or, very confusingly, the parish of Georgie in Embra, the full name of which is Gorgie and Dalry ...... a relative told me that an Edinburgh line had moved to the city from Ayrshire, but they hadn't realised that they'd never moved from the city parish of Georgie & Dalry............. ....... but I first scoured all the other 4 Dalrys

David

[nelmit]

Nelmit....I think CULROSS must be COO ROW in keeping with other previously unknown and now discovered conventions.... As for STRATHAVEN.....Hah...this is gonna be a trick one I can Tell!! How about STRAT HAN???????
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Jean

Jean,

Well done - Culross = Cooross.
Strathaven = Stray-ven

Kind regards,
Annette M

[Guest]

Oddly enough, Culross is pronounced COO RISS.

There used to be a Miner's Holiday Home just up the road. Blair Castle, I think. My parents went there. The sexes were segregated. Who knows what pensioners get up to!!!

Dave

[JustJean]

Och mah puir heid!! Whit am ah gaun tae dae!! s

Catriona....France is looking like a bon idee

Interesting that Lesley compares the end of DALRY to the book title and no the Comin' Through The kind....hmmmm......I expected a Scots comparison ......or isn't that the same Rye???

Thankfully I've got 'em on the census in Ayrshire so I've got the right Dalry spot. Miner's rows right there in PEESWEEP. That there is one I don't try out too often

While were on comparisons.....I got a CATHCART surname in my lot from the north of Eire. Is the the same as the Lanarkshire town? I don't suppose I've been correct in thinking it's Cath Cart either huh? Tell me what gets left oot??

Russell....so your wife's name is Bunny eh? Cute............. Does her nose twitch?

David.....glottal stops !! Ah'm jist working on the ochs thank you kindly!

Dave.....Whit's a pensioner miner's holiday hame? Is that for a wee get-a-way or for the final decline?? Blair Castle???....I dinnae know that Tony was so well connected

Och the things I'm learning....... .....will be my best holiday ever

Best wishes
Jean

[Russell]

Hi Wonka2

Elderslie is all emphasis on the ELdersli Short i on the end.

Jean

Funny you should say that! I noticed her nose twitch the other day but maybe that was a response to a juicy problem in the family tree. And, No her name isn't Burrows or Warren either.
Don't listen to Catriona. The French show you Bayeaux then tell you its prononced Bayou. Now even us Scots know where the bayou country is and its not in La Belle France!!

Russell

[Guest]

Jean

http://www.ciswo.org.uk/convalescence_i ... _at_th.htm

Picture of Blair Castle, Culross. Memory still holding up.

Miners only - Tony and other politicians definitely not welcome.

Dave

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[mallog]

Had to catch up with a couple of days worth of posts.

Ayr - like the air that you breathe.

All the best,

AndrewP

That would be Scottish "air" Andrew and not the English stuff that as far as I know has an almost silent "r" at the end.

DavidWW you beat me to the Drungin one !!!

[JustJean]

I've been to my lists and see that we've miles to go yet.......

how about..????

BO'NESS - Like Dr. McCoy or two syllables with the ess's...and is that wee separation point a chance to draw wind or just a leaving out of letters

BIGGAR - instead of smaller rhymes with tigger?

HAILES - like the weather or mowing the field?

DALRYMPLE - this one I'm feart of cause it's got the Dalry in the front and I had that one all wrong. Just tell me flat out cause I've got no guesses now...

KILBARCHAN - Och it's got the ch....but whit dae I dae with it?? Can it...Charlie Chan it....Chin it.....I give up

TROQUEER - Trow Queer or more like Trucker

Oh and just for clarification....do you ever say Burgh as berg?? or can I count on it always as burra????

Appreciate all you help.....honest I do!

Best wishes
Jean