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Originally Posted by ANDY-J3
With regards to Gaelic placenames a factor that has to be considered is that Gaelic clerics were very much in demand and they were given patronage in the form of land by Scottish Kings and nobility so for that reason Gaelic placenames will be found all over Scotland even in areas that may not have had any long term Gaelic habitation.
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Indeed. There are a lot of Gaelic placenames associated with the church, or saints, in areas where the language is generally not that well represented.