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Loch Bealach Mhic Nèill

lake or loch · Highland

GaelicAI-generated

This loch is named after a pass or col, 'Bealach Mhic Nèill'. This translates to 'Pass of MacNeill', referring to a pass associated with a person named MacNeill.

Word origins

Loch
Gaeliclake(from loch "lake")
Bealach
Gaelicpass, col(from bealach "pass, col")
Mhic Nèill
Gaelicof MacNeill(from mac "son", Nèill "of Niall (Neil)")