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Easternmost of the group lie the skerries of 



Gealtir M6r 



and 

 Gealtir Beg 



Gealtir M6r. 



The Big White 

 (bright or dear) 

 Land. 



Gealtir Bheag. 



Next and more to the north lies 



Eilean M6r. | Ant Eilean M6r. The Big Island. 



Next it on the left is 

 Eilean Tigh. Eilean an Tigh. | Island of the House. 



At some distance off, southward, are several rocks constituting 

 the Isle of 



Soraidh. Soraidh. | Farewell Island. 



which is the most southern of the group. Then about a mile 

 further west lies the western group. The northern island is 

 Rhodorheim. Rudha doruinn. Anguish Point. 



Between this and Eilean Gobha appears 



The Protuberance (or 



Bronna Cleit. 



Bronn na cleit. 



belly) of the Reef. 



But this, however, is really the westernmost of the group. To 

 the south then comes 



Eilean Gobha. Eilean an Gobha. | The Smith's Island. 



and between Bronn na cleit and the other two islands are innumer- 

 able reefs and skerries lying in a narrow sound, perhaps 150 yards 

 in width. 



Writing to me concerning the names of these several islands, 

 Mr. James Macpherson says : — "There is no reason to doubt 

 Martin's assertion that the island (or islands) derives its name from 

 St. Elann. The martyrologies record no less than half-a-dozen 

 Saints of the name from which to choose. Flann is a word that 

 I have never heard used for red, although the dictionaries give it 

 in a very restricted form. Gealtire (a coward) appears to me to 

 be a very absurd name for an island. The nearest approach to the 

 word is Geal, literally white. This is often used in a much more 

 extended sense, indicating intense fondness and affection, and 

 applied to an inanimate object, might also mean veneration — vide 

 Martin's notice on the inherent sanctity of the islands. Gealtire 





