Argyll

[ ahr-gahyl ]

/ ɑrˈgaɪl /

a historic county in W Scotland.

Also called Ar·gyll·shire

[ahr-gahyl-sheer, -sher] /ɑrˈgaɪl ʃɪər, -ʃər/.

Example sentences from the Web for argyllshire

Thus in 1717, special mention is made of a fatal bloody flux in Lorn, Argyllshire.

A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2) |Charles Creighton
This translation seems likewise to have been made in Argyllshire, and is in the Irish orthography and idiom.

Dean of Lismore's Book |Various
Antrim, and with harmotome in the lead mines at Strontian in Argyllshire.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 |Various
At Fasnacloich, in Argyllshire, the visit of swans to a small loch is supposed to herald the death of a Stewart.

Ancient Man in Britain |Donald A. (Donald Alexander) Mackenzie

We hear a good deal of the Irish in the traditions of Argyllshire.

Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland |Daniel Turner Holmes

Argyllshire

/ (ɑːˈɡaɪlˌʃɪə, -ʃə) /

(until 1975) a county of W Scotland, part of Strathclyde region (1975–96), now part of Argyll and Bute