Speckled church
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- Fitzpatrick: Ireland and the Making of Britain, 330: 'place-names in Scotland... as are or appear to be English have in cases... been translated or corrupted from their Irish form. Thus... Falkirk is a translation of Eaglais breac, "the speckled church" (Varia Capella)'
- speckled church: There are several place names in Ireland, "killbreak" and "Killeen-breac", that translate from Irish as "speckled church"
