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In the topography of Bretagne, accordingly, Gaelic roots are un- 

 mistakably present. The names of the rivers of Brittany disclose 

 their Gaelic origin very readily, e. g. : 



Loire, luath, fast, and shruth, sruth, a stream. 



Loire corresponds with Lora, a name which frequently occurs in 

 the poems of Ossian. 



Sevre appears to be compounded of seamh, gentle, and shruth, 

 sruth, a stream. 



Vilaine seems to be the Gaelic aluinn, excellent. 



Oust is the Gaelic useje, water. 



Don is domhainn, deep, a duhh black, and amhainn, a river : the 

 black river. The word Don occurs in the topography of the High- 

 lands of Scotland. 



Seiche appears to be related te seacach, fading. 



Blauet, Blath, the Gaelic word for ivarm, forms the first syllable 

 of Blauet. Et is aite, a place. 



Daorelas is compounded of dubh, black, and glas, grey ; Douglas, 

 a name which occurs in the topography of Scotland and of the Isle 

 of Man. 



A^ in abh, water. 



The names of the rivers in Brittany which have been cited are 

 Gaelic, and, therefore, are closely allied to the names of rivers in 

 Scotland and elsewhere, where the Gael has had his home fi-om a 

 remote past. 



Ros, a cape or promontory, is of common occurrence in the topo- 

 graphy of Scotland and Ireland. It is to be found also in the 

 topography of Brittany, e. g. : Rosporder, ros and portair, the ferry- 

 man's promontory. 



Rostrenen, ros trian, a third part. 



Roscoff", ros and cobh, a victory. 



Rohan seems to be derived from sruthan, a streamlet. 



Quimper is the Gaelic cuimir, elegant. 



Penmarch is compounded of pen ceann, a head, and mara, muir, 

 mar a, the sea. 



Quintin is closely allied to the Gaelic cinntinn, growing. 



Arree Mount. In Arree airidh, a shealing seems to be present. 



Auray is allied to 07-a, golden. 



Antram is the Antrim of Ireland, an druivi, the ridge. 



