What is a "glassary"?

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Paulus P
Paulus Jul 22, 2004 23:15:36
Replying to BigSweetie

Like rockart sez, its from the Gaelic 'glas airidh', being 'grey or green shieling or hill pasture.' (according to Johnston's "Place-Names of Scotland" & echoed in Cameron Gillies' "Place-Names of Argyll"); although a 1394 entry describes it as 'Glaster,' which'd be grey or green land, without inference to pasture. There y' have it!

F FourWinds
FourWinds Jul 23, 2004 06:14:21
Replying to Paulus

>> (according to Johnston's "Place-Names of Scotland" & echoed in Cameron Gillies' "Place-
>> Names of Argyll")

I'm sure they're right, but if those books are as accurate as Joyce's "Irish Placenames" then we're probably miles out :-)

W wideford
wideford Jul 23, 2004 10:29:58
Replying to Paulus

Glaster could be a Viking or hybrid name. This reminded me of Camster. The second element of this means more than just field - bolstadr is the O.N. farm of early settlements