Ghort Mòr

Scottish Gaelic

Gàidhealtachd na h-Èireann ann an 1871. Bha mòran sgìrean eile Ghàidhealach ann an 1851.

Etymology

Literally "the Great Famine," almost certainly a direct translation of the modern coordinate Irish term an Gorta Mór. Also called Bliadhna a' Chnàmha (“Year of the Bone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ə ɣɔrˠʃtʲ moːɾ/

Noun

A' Ghort Mòr f (genitive na Gorta Mhòr or na Goirte Mhòr)

1. Year of the Potato Blight (1846)