Kirkmahoe

Kirkmahoe is a civil parish in Dumfries and Galloway. The parish contains the settlements Kirkton, where the parish church is located, Dalswinton and Duncow. It is bounded by the parishes of Dumfries to the south, Holywood and Dunscore to the west, and Kirkmichael and Tinwald to the east.^[1]

The name Kirkmahoe commemorates St Kentigern, the patron saint of Glasgow.^[2] Mo Choe is the Gaelic equivalent of Mungo, the Cumbric hypocoristic form of Kentigern.^[3]

References

↑ Duncan, Walter (1962). "Chapter 12: The Parish of Kirkmahoe". In Houston, George. The County of Dumfries. The Third Statistical Account of Scotland. Glasgow: Collins. p. 139.
↑ "Kirkmahoe, eccles. Kirkmahoe". Saints in Scottish Place-Names. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
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"Kentigern of Glasgow". Saints in Scottish Place-Names. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
- For the linguistic detials of these names see Jackson, Kenneth Hurlstone (1958). "Chapter VI: The Sources for the Life of St Kentigern". In Chadwick, Nora K. Studies in the Early British Church. Cambridge University Press. pp. 300–302. and Ó Baoill, Colm (1993). "St Machar - Some Linguistic Light?". Innes Review 44: 9–10. doi:10.3366/inr.1993.44.1.1.

External links

Kirkmahoe at scotlandsplaces.gov.uk

Civil parishes in Dumfries and Galloway

Dumfriesshire	Annan Applegarth Caerlaverock Canonbie Closeburn Cummertrees Dalton Dornock Dryfesdale Dumfries Dunscore Durisdeer Eskdalemuir Ewes Glencairn Gretna Half Morton Hoddom Holywood Hutton and Corrie Johnstone Keir Kirkconnel Kirkmahoe Kirkmichael Kirkpatrick-Fleming Kirkpatrick-Juxta Langholm Lochmaben Middlebie Moffat Morton Mouswald Penpont Ruthwell Sanquhar St Mungo Tinwald Torthorwald Tundergarth Tynron Wamphray Westerkirk

Kirkcudbrightshire	Anwoth Balmaclellan Balmaghie Borgue Buittle Carsphairn Colvend and Southwick Crossmichael Dalry Girthon Kells Kelton Kirkbean Kirkcudbright Kirkgunzeon Kirkmabreck Kirkpatrick Durham Kirkpatrick Irongray Lochrutton Minnigaff New Abbey Parton Rerrick Terregles Tongland Troqueer Twynholm Urr

Wigtownshire	Inch Glasserton Kirkcolm Kirkcowan Kirkinner Kirkmaiden Leswalt Mochrum New Luce Old Luce Penninghame Portpatrick Sorbie Stoneykirk Stranraer Whithorn Wigtown

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