Islands
Gaelic, Norse, Brittonic? A look into the history
and origins of place names in and around our area
By Silvia Muras
Between Lubcroy and Allt Loch Craggie, in the river Oykel, we find Eilean Thomais, named after someone called Thomas.
Downstream, Eilean Thùrnaig, ‘island of Turnaig’, perhaps from tuairneag, ‘a
