In the summer recess, I thought I might endeavour to compile a list of some
of the more obscure Celtic saints, known today only by their hypocoristic
names:
For instance, there would seem to be a reference to a Welsh St Pedr (Peter)
in Mo-ped of Llan Bretta.
Would any of the learned list members care to contribute to this enqiry?
Any suggestions containing the Do- Mo- Ma- or To- prefixes would be of
interest.
The best might be eligible for the Keats and Chapman Memorial Tankard Award.
Cheers, and have a good summer,
Henry Gough-Cooper.
visit the Scottish Place-Name Society website at
http://www.st-and.ac.uk/institutes/sassi/spns/index.htm
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