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• Saint Patrick's Saltire — Saint Patrick s Cross redirects here. For other uses, see List of Saint Patrick s Crosses. Saint Patrick s Flag: a red saltire on a field of white Saint Patrick s Cross (or Saint Patrick s Saltire) is a red saltire (X shaped cross) on a white… …   Wikipedia

• Saint Patrick's Flag — ( ga. Cros Phádraig) is a flag of Ireland that features in the flag of the United Kingdom. In heraldic language, it may be blazoned Argent, a saltire gules , meaning that it is drawn as a red saltire (a crux decussata or X shaped cross) on a… …   Wikipedia

• Killean and Kilchenzie —    KILLEAN and KILCHENZIE, a parish, in the district of Cantyre, county of Argyll, 18 miles (N.N. W.) from Campbelltown; containing 2402 inhabitants. The name of the first of these two ancient parishes, now united, is of doubtful origin, but is… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Paddies — Paddy Pad dy, n.; pl. {Paddies}. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.] A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; usually considered offensive. [Obsolescent] [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Paddy — Pad dy, n.; pl. {Paddies}. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick, the tutelar saint of Ireland.] A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; usually considered offensive. [Obsolescent] [1913 Webster +PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Abercrombie —    ABERCROMBIE, or St. Monan s, a parish, in the district of St. Andrew s, county of Fife, 2 miles (W. by S.) from Pittenweem; containing 1157 inhabitants, of whom 1029 are in the town of St. Monan s. This place, which appears to have been a… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Dysart —    DYSART, a burgh, seaport town, and parish, in the district of Kirkcaldy, county of Fife; including the villages of Boreland and Gallatown, the late quoad sacra parish of Pathhead, and part of that of Thornton; and containing 7591 inhabitants,… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Eagleshay —    1) EAGLESHAY, an isle, in the parish of Rousay and Eaglesay, county of Orkney; containing 190 inhabitants. It lies on the east side of the island of Rousay, from which it is separated by Howa Sound, and is about two miles and a half long and… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Fintray —    FINTRAY, a parish, in the district and county of Aberdeen, 2½ miles (E.) from Kintore; containing 1032 inhabitants. This place is said to have derived its name from a Gaelic term signifying the fair bank or boundary of the river. It was… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Kilbirnie —    KILBIRNIE, a parish, in the district of Cunninghame, county of Ayr, 3 miles (W. by N.) from Beith; containing 2631 inhabitants. This place derives its name from the term Kil, signifying a church, chapel, or monastic cell, and Birnie, or… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

• Kilpatrick, Old, or West —    KILPATRICK, OLD, or WEST, a parish, in the county of Dumbarton; containing, with the late quoad sacra parish of Duntocher, and the villages of BowlingBay, Dalmuir, Dalmuir Shore, Dumbuck, Little Mill, and Milton, 7020 inhabitants, of whom 819… …   A Topographical dictionary of Scotland