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| − | * '''speckled church:''' ''An Eaglais Bhreac'', the speckled church, is the Gaelic name for Falkirk, Scotland. Fawkirk | + | * '''speckled church:''' ''An Eaglais Bhreac'', the speckled church, is the Gaelic name for Falkirk, Scotland. Fawkirk means the same in Scots English. One theory is that the name refers to a church building built of many-colored stones. Falkirk was the site of two important battles, In 1298, Edward I of England defeated William Wallce and the Scottish uprising. In 1746, Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and his Jacobite rebels defeated a government army. |
* '''speckled church:''' There are several place names in Ireland, "killbreak" and "Killeen-breac", that translate from Irish as "speckled church" | * '''speckled church:''' There are several place names in Ireland, "killbreak" and "Killeen-breac", that translate from Irish as "speckled church" | ||
Revision as of 02:40, 13 May 2020
- speckled church: An Eaglais Bhreac, the speckled church, is the Gaelic name for Falkirk, Scotland. Fawkirk means the same in Scots English. One theory is that the name refers to a church building built of many-colored stones. Falkirk was the site of two important battles, In 1298, Edward I of England defeated William Wallce and the Scottish uprising. In 1746, Charles Edward Stuart ("Bonnie Prince Charlie") and his Jacobite rebels defeated a government army.
- speckled church: There are several place names in Ireland, "killbreak" and "Killeen-breac", that translate from Irish as "speckled church"
