Talk:Na h-Eileanan an Iar (UK Parliament constituency)

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Pronunciation, please? Many thanks. 81.155.67.217 21:00, 2 May 2005 (UTC)

Best I can do, as a Gaelic speaker with no background in linguistics: Na/hye-lan(1)-an/an/ear(2) (1: as in "land" with no d) (2:as in ear lobes). If anyone can translate that into IPA, SAMPA or whatever it might be useful. Maccoinnich 23:40, May 2, 2005 (UTC)

Thanks. Well, that might suggest - in IPA - næhailænæn æn iər BUT the only way to get an accurate description is from someone who knows both Gaelic sounds and IPA (since Gaelic sounds are unlikely to correspond precisely to English ones). -217.44.206.239 19:34, 4 May 2005 (UTC)

Nah hellen'un un ear is quite close. --MacRusgail 21:49, 15 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Map

Is that map really a good idea? Although it shows perfectly well the area covered by the constituency, it's actually a map of local council areas, and is therefore misleading for the rest of Scotland. Perhaps a cartographer could make some maps showing the boundaries of the different constituencies. Maccoinnich 23:07, May 23, 2005 (UTC)

I have just modified the map's caption, taking account of above. Laurel Bush 10:13, 25 May 2005 (UTC).

[edit] Pre 1918

Wondering how the area was represented pre 1918. Where does the constituency come from? What is it made of in terms of parts of earlier constituencies? Laurel Bush 11:15, 31 December 2005 (UTC).

The area covered by the present Western Isles formed part of Invernessshire and Ross-shire, later Ross and Cromarty--George Burgess 12:12, 31 December 2005 (UTC)