Bliadhna a' Chnàmha

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Scottish Gaelic

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

Etymology

Literally "Year of the Bone," likely in reference to the mass starvation. Also called a' Ghort Mhòr because of the modern coordinate Irish term an Gorta Mór.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bliən̪ˠə ə xɾaːva/

Proper noun

Bliadhna a' Chnàmha f (genitive Bliadhna a' Chnàmha)

  1. Year of the Potato Blight (1846)

Mutation

Mutation of Bliadhna a' Chnàmha
radical lenition
Bliadhna a' Chnàmha Bhliadhna a' Chnàmha

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