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quently the term is appropriate. On the other hand, Kel., cairn, a 

 corruption of corn, courn, caurn, corner, horn ; eilles, or eyies, or elies, eyies, 

 goat. " Corner of a rock formed like a goat." 



741.— Les Moulieres.— E. See 140. 



742.— Le noir roeher.— R. 



743.— Le eol de noire Pierre.— R. W., col, peak, summit. 



744.— Le Netz— R. See 737. 



745.— Les boues des Pequeries.— R. See 748. 



746.— Le noir Houmet.— R. 



747.— La pierre a la Moue.— R. 



ST. SAMPSON'S. 



748. — Le Pequeries. — B. " Attached, united rocks." Br., pega, to attach, 



adhere. See also 547, 1,152. 

 749. — La Jubert. — R. Perhaps the meaning is "whistling, sonorous." 



Br., c'hwebu, a gnat, so called on account of the noise it makes with its 



wings ; W., gwybed, a gnat. 



750.— Les Faietieres.— R. Undoubtedly a Kel. term. Possibly "scorned 

 or despised rocks." Br.,/«e, contempt; fde,faea, to despise ; 1t.,ji, to 

 despise; W., ffiaidd, loathsome, detestable; com. Heb., phoug, to with- 

 draw from, quit ; Ar.,foh,Jik, to emit a smell. 



751.— Le Cainet.— R. Dim. of 752. 



752.— La Caine.— R. See 277. 



753. — Pulias. — B. Probably Kel. Br.,ptdl, copious ; puill, thick set. 



754.— Les Camps Sauvages.— R. 



755. — Les roehes Lucas. — R. Kel., "the bright or shining rocks." Br. 

 luc'hein, luc'ha, luya, to glow, to be bright ; W., lluch, flashing, gleaming 

 lluched, gleams; Hug as, dawning of light; llygaden, glance of light 

 llewych, brightness; Gr., leuJcos, bright, clear; Lat., hex, light; San., 

 lauJcas ; Ger., licht, light ; leuchten, to shine. 



756.— La boue du Port Grat — R. See 761. 



757.— Le Houmet Masselin.— R. " The remaining part of the rock." 

 758.— La pierre a la Maux.— R. Probably "gull rock." 

 759. — La pierre es NantS. — R. " The rock of the dwarfs or spirits." 

 760.— Les blanches Roches.— R. 



761. — Port Grat. — B. "Pleasant Bay." Br., grataat, to please; grat, 

 liking, pleasure, consent; W., gras, favour; Ir., graa, pleasure; Lat., 

 grains, lit., causing joy, hence, pleasing, agreeable. 



762.— Le noir de Verm.— R. See 7. 



763. — Le Mont d'Aeier. — R. The Fr. word acier is der. from the root, ac, 



pointed ; com. Lat., acus ; Gr., ake ; 1. Lat., aciarium. 

 764. — Les menues Marquies.— R. Undoubtedly Kel. Br., marc, merh, 



pi., marcou, mark; merca, to mark; W., marc, mark; Heb., maraq, to 



polish ; also to brand, mark indelibly. 

 765.— La Marquie.— R. See 764. 

 766.— Les Auber.— R. 

 767.— Les Sambules.— R. See 574. 

 768. — Le Guignon. — R. Probably " the corner rock." Br., guign, corner. 



769.— La boue a ehien.— R. 

 770.— La pierre a Ballais.- R. 

 771.— L'ceil de Bceuf.-R. 



