Gleann Airigh na Faing
valley · Na h-Eileanan an Iar
GaelicSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name translates from Gaelic as 'valley of the shieling of the enclosure'. A shieling is a summer pasture hut. The name describes a valley containing or associated with a summer pasture near an enclosure.
Word origins
- Gleann
- GaelicAttestedvalley(from gleann "valley")
- Airigh na Faing
- GaelicAttestedshieling of the enclosure(from àirigh "shieling, summer pasture hut", an fhàing "the enclosure")