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What people are saying - Write a reviewUser Review - Flag as inappropriate Contains list of Norman Names presumed to evidence lineages as far back as 1066 timeframe. It would appear there were continued waves subsequent to the initial contingent, a fact which is acknowledged by this writer. Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrasesAbbey Adair afterwards Alexander ancient Andrew appears Ardwall Attacotti Ayrshire Baillie Barnbarroch barony became bishop born Britain Cairn called Carrick Cassillis Castle Celtic century chapel charter Church corruption Corswall Craichlaw Cymric Dalrymple dated daughter of Sir descendants died district Douglas Dunragit Earl of Cassillis Earl of Stair Edward eldest Elrig England farms father Fergus Freugh Gaelic Genoch Gilbert give given Glenluce Goidels Gordon granted Henry hill Innermessan Ireland Irish Irish-Scots issue James John M'Dowall Kennedy Kirkcolm Kirkcudbrightshire Kirkinner Kirkmaiden Knockglass known lands Leswalt Loch Lochryan Logan Lord of Galloway Luce M'Culloch M'Dowall of Garthland MacDowall Malcolm Margaret married mentioned merk merkland Norse Norsemen November obtained owners parish Patrick Picts Pont possession prefix refer Robert Roman Saint sasine Saulseat Saxons Scotland Scots Scottish served heir Sheuchan Somerled spelled spouse Stoneykirk Stranraer succeeded surname Thomas tion Uchtred Ulster Wallace Wigton Wigtonshire William Popular passagesPage 265 - HEAR, Land o' Cakes, and brither Scots, Frae Maidenkirk to Johnny Groats ; — If there's a hole in a' your coats, I rede you tent it : A chield's amang you taking notes, And, faith, he'll prent it. If in your bounds ye chance to light Upon a fine, fat, fodgel wight, O... Page 180 - Great, as he is called, about the end of the sixth, or the beginning of the seventh century... Page 178 - In the year of our Lord 565, when Justin the younger, the successor of Justinian, had the government of the Roman Empire, there came into Britain a famous priest .and abbot, a monk by habit and life, whose name was Columba, to preach the word of God to the provinces of the Northern Picts, who are separated from the southern parts by steep and rugged mountains... Page 196 - From councils senseless as intolerant Their warrant. Bodies fall by wild sword-law ; • But who would force the Soul, tilts with a straw Against a Champion cased in adamant. Page 186 - I know a merchant man, which shall at this time be nameless, that bought the contents of two noble libraries for forty shillings price, a shame it is to be spoken. Page 178 - Columba came into Britain in the ninth year of the reign of Bridius, who was the son of Meilochon, and the powerful king of the Pictish nation, and he converted that nation to the faith of Christ, by his preaching and example... Page 190 - THE TRUTH is, that in the NEW TESTAMENT there is no mention made of any DEGREES or DISTINCTIONS in ORDERS, but only of Deacons or Ministers, and of PRIESTS OR BISHOPS... Page 181 - IN the year of our Lord's Incarnation 156, Marcus Antoninus Verus, the fourteenth from Augustus, was made emperor, together with his brother, Aurelius Commodus. Page 149 - Henry, who was blind from his birth, in the time of my infancy composed the whole Book of William Wallace; and committed to writing in vulgar poetry, in which he was well skilled, the things that were commonly related of him. For my own part, I give only partial credit to writings of this description. By the recitation of these, however, in the presence of men of the highest rank, he procured, as he indeed deserved, food and raiment. Page 179 - ... subject, according to the example of their first teacher, who was not a bishop, but a priest and monk ; of whose life and discourses some writings are said to be preserved by his disciples. But whatsoever he was himself, this we know for certain, that he left successors renowned for their continency, their love of God, and observance of monastic rules. References from web pagesaquabrowser Library® - Dumfries & Galloway Bibliographic information
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