Bowmore, the Glossary
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40 relations: Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba, Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll, Argyll and Bute, Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency), Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency), Argyll's Rising, BBC Scotland, Bowmore distillery, Bridgend, Islay, Coastal Command (film), Columba, Consolidated PBY Catalina, Donald Caskie, Flying boat, Glenn Campbell (broadcaster), Highland Clearances, Islay, Islay Hospital, Islay House, James II of England, John Auld Mactaggart, Jura, Scotland, Kilarrow Parish Church, Language revitalization, Loch Indaal, Máel Ruba, National Grid (Great Britain), North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, Planned community, RAF Bowmore, Royal Air Force, Scotland, Scottish Gaelic literature, Short Sunderland, Single malt Scotch, SSE plc, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Town, William Livingston (poet), World War II.
- Villages in Islay
Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba
Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba ("Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland") is the national advisory partnership for Gaelic place names in Scotland.
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Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll
Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll (26 February 1629 – 30 June 1685) was a Scottish peer and soldier.
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Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute (Argyll an Buit; Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd) is one of 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.
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Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Argyll and Bute (Gaelic: Earra-Ghàidheal agus Bòd) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering most of the council area of Argyll and Bute.
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Argyll and Bute (UK Parliament constituency)
Argyll and Bute was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Argyll's Rising
Argyll's Rising, also known as Argyll's Rebellion, was an attempt in June 1685 to overthrow James II and VII.
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BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: BBC Alba) is a division of the BBC and the main public broadcaster in Scotland.
Bowmore distillery
Bowmore distillery is a Islay single malt Scotch whisky distillery located on the Isle of Islay, an island of the Inner Hebrides.
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Bridgend, Islay
Bridgend (Beul an Àtha) is a village on the Inner Hebrides island of Islay off the western coast of Scotland at the tip of Loch Indaal. Bowmore and Bridgend, Islay are villages in Islay.
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Coastal Command (film)
Coastal Command is a 1942 British film made by the Crown Film Unit for the Ministry of Information.
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Columba
Columba or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.
Consolidated PBY Catalina
The Consolidated Model 28, more commonly known as the PBY Catalina (US Navy designation), is a flying boat and amphibious aircraft designed by Consolidated Aircraft in the 1930s and 1940s.
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Donald Caskie
Donald Currie Caskie, OBE, DD (22 May 190227 December 1983) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, best known for his work in France during World War II.
Flying boat
A flying boat is a type of fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water.
Glenn Campbell (broadcaster)
Glenn Campbell (born 1976) is a Scottish journalist and broadcaster for BBC Scotland news and current affairs, formerly political editor for BBC Scotland.
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Highland Clearances
The Highland Clearances (Fuadaichean nan Gàidheal, the "eviction of the Gaels") were the evictions of a significant number of tenants in the Scottish Highlands and Islands, mostly in two phases from 1750 to 1860.
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Islay
Islay (Ìle, Ila) is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland.
Islay Hospital
Islay Hospital is a community hospital in Gortanvogie Road, Bowmore, Scotland.
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Islay House
Islay House is a Category A listed country house near Bridgend, Islay in the county of Argyll, in western Scotland on the shores of Loch Indaal.
James II of England
James VII and II (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685.
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John Auld Mactaggart
Sir John Auld Mactaggart, 4th Baronet (born 21 January 1951 cited on) is a Scottish entrepreneur and philanthropist.
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Jura, Scotland
Jura (Diùra) is an island in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, adjacent to and northeast of Islay.
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Kilarrow Parish Church
Kilarrow Church (Eaglais Cill an Rubha) is a Church of Scotland parish church, overlooking and serving Bowmore on the island of Islay.
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Language revitalization
Language revitalization, also referred to as language revival or reversing language shift, is an attempt to halt or reverse the decline of a language or to revive an extinct one.
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Loch Indaal
Loch Indaal (or Lochindaal) is a sea loch on Islay, the southernmost island of the Hebrides, off the west coast of Scotland.
Máel Ruba
Máel Ruba (642–722) is an Irish saint of the Christian Church who was active in Scotland.
National Grid (Great Britain)
The National Grid is the high-voltage electric power transmission network serving Great Britain, connecting power stations and major substations, and ensuring that electricity generated anywhere on the grid can be used to satisfy demand elsewhere.
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North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board
The North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board (1943–1990) was founded to design, construct and manage hydroelectricity projects in the Highlands of Scotland.
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A planned community, planned city, planned town, or planned settlement is any community that was carefully planned from its inception and is typically constructed on previously undeveloped land.
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RAF Bowmore
Royal Air Force Bowmore or more simply RAF Bowmore is a former Royal Air Force seaplane station located in Bowmore, Argyll and Bute, Scotland.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
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Scotland
Scotland (Scots: Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Scottish Gaelic literature
Scottish Gaelic literature refers to literary works composed in the Scottish Gaelic language, which is, like Irish and Manx, a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages.
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Short Sunderland
The Short S.25 Sunderland is a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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Single malt Scotch
Single malt Scotch refers to single malt whisky made in Scotland.
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SSE plc
SSE plc (formerly Scottish and Southern Energy plc) is a multinational energy company headquartered in Perth, Scotland.
The Scarlet Pimpernel
The Scarlet Pimpernel is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905.
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Town
A town is a type of a human settlement.
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William Livingston (poet)
The poet William Livingston (Uilleam Mac Dhunlèibhe) (1808–1870) was a Scottish Gaelic poet from Bowmore, Islay and important figure in 19th-century Scottish Gaelic literature.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
See also
Villages in Islay
- Ardbeg, Islay
- Ardilistry
- Ardtalla
- Ballygrant
- Bowmore
- Bridgend, Islay
- Bunnahabhain
- Easter Ellister
- Kilchoman
- Lagavulin
- Nerabus
- Port Askaig
- Port Charlotte, Islay
- Port Ellen
- Portnahaven