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Ossian. It is present in such words as Tormore, Torness, Torry- 

 burn, Torryline, Tory Island. 



Avon, amhainn, a river. 



Ernie, ear, east ; amhainn, a river. 



Yealm, ealamh, quick. 



Exe, uisge, water. 



Gulme, cul, back ; magh, a plain. Cul occurs often in the Topo- 

 graphy of Scotland, e. g., Cullen, Culross, Culloden. 



Greedy, criadh, clay. 



Otter, oitir, a ridge near the sea, Dimottar. 



Axe, uisge, water. 



East Lyn, West Lyn, linne, a pool. Linne is present in such 

 words as Dublin, Eoslin, &c. 



Barle, harr, a top ; liath, grey. 



Oare, odhar, dark-grey, sallow. 



Mole, moyle, maol, bare. 



Oke, oiche, uisge, water. 



Teo, Welsh aw, flowing, Gaelic, a water, resembles very strongly 

 Awe in Argyllshire. 



Bray, Braighe : height or upper part. 



The names which have now been adduced are Gaelic, and occur 

 frequently in the Topography of Ireland and Scotland, thereby en- 

 abling us to conclude that the same people who employed such words 

 as Teign, Avon, Tay, Awe, &c., in connection with the streams and 

 rivers of Ireland and Scotland, made use of the same words in con- 

 nection with the streams and rivers of Devonshire. 



Cum, valley or dingle ; Cornish, cwn ; Welsh, coom, Coome, 

 Goomhe ; Irish, cumar or Comar, a confluence of waters, occurs 

 repeatedly in the Topography of Devonshire, e. g. : 



Lannacombe, Ian, full. 



Golcomhe : caol, narrow. 



Branscombe, bran, a mountain stream. 



Dunscombe, dun, hillock. 

 Wisconibe, wis, usk, ouse, water. 



Salcombe, sal, the sea or salt water. 

 Orcombe, oir, border. 



Purely Gaelic words are thus found in combination with cum, a 

 term which is found with little variety in Irish and Scottish Gaelic, 

 and Welsh and Cornish. 



