Blair Collection > Surnames & place-names of the Isle of Man

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Gras (N), 'grass, herbage ;' in Gresby {Gras-byr), ' Grass
Farm.' [Gresmark, Iceland ; Grassfield,
Shetlands ; Grasby, Lincolnshire ; Greasby,
Wirral]
Hagi (M), ' a pasture, or an enclosed field ;' probably
in Hegnes (Haga-nes), 'Pasture Ness.' [Hagi,
Iceland ; Haganes, Landndma-boc]
Hrh (N), ' shrubs, brushwood,' is a possible derivation
of the first syllable of Rushen ; in Rushen, the
old name of Castletown, and Rushen Sheading,
though the derivation from St. Rtissein (see p.
212) is much more probable. A large portion of
the sheading of Rushen was at one time the Lord's
forest. Ris, or rys, for brushwood, is found in
Chaucer. [Risby, Lincolnshire and Denmark ;
Hrisholl, Iceland ; Rushigarry, Harris.]
Kjarr (N), ' copsewood, brushwood ;' in CARDL.K-voar,
formerly Cardal (Kjarr-dalr), 'Big Copsewood
Dale;' and Cardle-w^^, ' Little Copsewood Dale.'
[Garnish, Hebrides ; Carness, Orkneys ; Kjarr-
dalr, Iceland.]
Korn (N), ' corn, grain ;' in Cornay, or Corna (Corn-d),
' Corn-water ;' and Corrony, a corruption of
Cornay. There is a stone circle near Cornay,
the remains of which cover an area of sixty-five
feet by sixty-three feet. A stone, with the follow-
ing inscription, has recently been discovered by
Mr. P. M. C. Kermode, at Cabbal Keeill Woirrey
on Corna : Ki : KrisJ) : Malaki : Ok Bajjrik :
ApANMAN : Unal : SauJjar : Iuan : Risti : I :
KuRNAfAL. ' (Here lie in) Christ Malachi and
Patrick Adanman O'Neil. Sheep's John carved