640 iiEroRT — 1893. 



At this village, and for some miles round it, a very marked peculiarity 

 of intonation, believed to be unique in North Wales, is to be observed. 



Montgomery. 



Places By whom suggested 



Garthbeibio Archdeacon Thomas. 



Llanbrynmair ...... „ „ 



Llangynog „ „ 



Pennant ...•...„ „ 



A list of twenty-six Montgomeryshire villages has also been furnished 

 by Mr. R. Williams, of Newtown. 



ISLE OF MAN. 



Places By whom suggested 



Michael Mr. A. W. I\Ioore. 



Ballaugh ., „ 



Maughold ,, „ 



Cregneith ., ,, 



Viewing the fact that since tlie beginning of the century the popula- 

 tion has shifted a good deal, a small area like the Isle of Man would have 

 to be taken as a whole. Except some very slight differences of pro- 

 nunciation in Manx, and a slightly larger preponderance of the Scandi- 

 navian in the northern part, Mr. Moore is unable to trace any difference 

 between the north and south of the isle, and the difference between the 

 smaller districts is imperceptible. Miss Crellin remarks that the natives 

 in many parts of the island are quite capable of cramming, and do cram, 

 the English man of science. 



SCOTLAND. 



The Hebrides. 



Place By whom sugg«sted 



Ness, Butt of Lewis Dr. Beddoe. 



This is very Scandinavian. 



The Highlands. 



Places By whom suggested 



Moran ....... Dr. Beddoe. 



Arisaig 



Durness, including Melness . . . Kev. James Macdonald. 



Assynt ,, ,. 



Durinish ....... ,, „ 



Kilmuir ....... ,, ., 



Knoidart ,, „ 



Brae Lochaber „ ,, 



Freswick ,, „ 



Dunnet ,, „ 



Camsbay ....... „ ,, 



Dunleath ....... ,, ,, 



Wick 



As regards the Celtic area, tlierc are no old villages of any size. 

 Hifhlanders never lived in villages, but there are many traditions still 

 floating among people who live in scattered hamlets. In each of the 

 districts named by Mr. Macdonald the people have lived undisturbed for 

 hundreds of years, and each is characteristic of certain phases of Celtic 

 thought. Winter is the time to visit these districts, as it is simply 



