35<5 THE BEE, OR March 2 



'■he adjoining farm retains the name of Ahhtj. The pre- 

 sent church has two fine toned bells, taken out of the old 

 building ; one of which, by an infcription and date on it, 

 appears to have been confecrated by the Abbot John Wrich, 

 in the year 1154. From undoubted records, this abbey be- 

 longed to the monks of the order of Premontre, which was ' 

 inftituted in the diocefe of Loon in France, in the year 11 20, 

 and was fo called, becaufe, as the monks fay, the place was 

 " divina revelatlone praemonftratum." 



Etymilogy of Naines of Places The names of places in 



this paridi feem to be derived partly from the Gaelic, and 

 partly from the Englifh, and fome from the Danilli. The 

 names derived from the Englifli are eitlier expreffive of tlie 

 particular fituation of the places, or of the proprietor to 

 whom they originally belonged. Thus Broomrig, iitnated 

 on a ridge that produces much broom •, Gooliehill, fituated 

 on a rifing ground, producing much gool * j Mofsf.de^ fitu- 

 ated on the fide of a mofs \ Stepford, fituated at a ford in 

 the Cluden, where foot paiTengers crofs the water on ftep, 

 ping ilones, that have been placed there time immemorial ; 

 jyiarintori, the town of Morine ; Steiuarton, the town of 

 Stewart, &c. ; Hohn, derived from the Danilli, in which 

 language hohi fignifies an ifland. From the Gaelic are moft 

 probably derived Speddock, Barfreggan, Glengalvr^ GUtjgaiir, 

 M^IF/j/nnici, &c. Killnefs feems to be compounded of two 

 languages, cella, the Latin for a chapel or cell, and tiefs, or 

 naes, the Danifh for a promontory, or head land, (it may 

 alfo be derived from the Latin iiajus) Kilhiejj fignifiying 

 the chapel or cell on the promontory : The place fo called 

 is the field where the Druidical temple above mentioned 

 ilands, and it is prominent into the river Cluden. 



Eminent Men Natives rf the Pari/h Holy wood has pro- 

 duced no men of eminence, in learning or fcience, -except 

 Mr. Charles Irvine furgeon. He was 9 younger fon of the 

 late William Irvine of Gribton, Efq. and the perfon who, 

 feveral years ago, diieovered the method of rendering fait wa- 

 ter frefh, for which he was rewarded by government with 

 ? grant of five thoufand pounds. 



* Cool Dr Johnfon fays, is a weed with a yeHow flower, which grows 

 among the corn, on lighc lands, in wet fcafons, abcut Lanunai. It is the 

 wild marygofd. 



