Bealach Beag

[Sunny Portrush]

Anyone from here doing the Bealach Beag on 18th April? If so look out for a middle aged man on a white Cannondale and give him a shove up the hill lol

 

[Yellow Saddle]

No I'm not but as an outsider I'm curious about the word Beag. I see it often here and no dictionary has explained it properly to me. I understand that it is little or small in Gaelic but it never makes sense when I see it used in conjunction with what I think are place names.

 

[Sunny Portrush]

Yeah, it means small and it`s doesnt really make sense in relation to some of the places names - after all, Aonach Beag means small ridge lol. In this case, because the organisers have two sportives up Bealach Na Ba, as the one on the 18th is the smaller version, they have called it Bealach Beag.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Yeah, it means small and it`s doesnt really make sense in relation to some of the places names - after all, Aonach Beag means small ridge lol. In this case, because the organisers have two sportives up Bealach Na Ba, as the one on the 18th is the smaller version, they have called it Bealach Beag.

Aha, that makes sense to me. As in "that willy is beag." Yes?

Here where I live is a footpath marked Laosbang (SP?) Beag so I assume it little something other called Laosbang.

What is the correct pronunciation? Beg with a hard g or beag with a guttural g?

 

[Sunny Portrush]

I`ve always known it as Beg

 

[Yellow Saddle]

I`ve always known it as Beg

Thanks. I'll go on begging then.

 

[snorri]

. I understand that it is little or small in Gaelic but it never makes sense when I see it used in conjunction with what I think are place names.

Yeah, it means small and it`s doesnt really make sense in relation to some of the places names - after all, Aonach Beag means small ridge lol. In this case, because the organisers have two sportives up Bealach Na Ba, as the one on the 18th is the smaller version, they have called it Bealach Beag.

What is the correct pronunciation? Beg with a hard g or beag with a guttural g?

It makes sense when there are two hills called Aonach as there are, Aonach Mor is bigger in mass than Aonach Beag, similarly the two nearby hills in Wester Ross, Cul Mor and Cul Beag.
Beag is pronounced as a short 'pick' rather than the longer word beg in English language.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

It makes sense when there are two hills called Aonach as there are, Aonach Mor is bigger in mass than Aonach Beag, similarly the two nearby hills in Wester Ross, Cul Mor and Cul Beag.
Beag is pronounced as a short 'pick' rather than the longer word beg in English language.

I don't get the pick thing. What other word sounds similar or lets ask admin for a phonetic script option.
What then is Mor and how is that pronounced?

 

[Sunny Portrush]

Aonach Mor means............wait for it..................big ridge lol

 

[snorri]

I don't get the pick thing. What other word sounds similar or lets ask admin for a phonetic script option.
What then is Mor and how is that pronounced?

Hey don't push me, I'm not a Gaelic scholar
The Gaelic word 'beag' sounds like the English word pick
The Gaelic Mor means great, of great size, tall, important. Pronounced maur or mawr. As in Glen More, the great glen, or Donald Mor..Big Donald.

 

[Heigue'r]

Aha, that makes sense to me. As in "that willy is beag." Yes?

Here where I live is a footpath marked Laosbang (SP?) Beag so I assume it little something other called Laosbang.

What is the correct pronunciation? Beg with a hard g or beag with a guttural g?

Pronounce it like you say jug as in be-ug, mòr is pronounced moor

 

[Yellow Saddle]

Thanks everyone, now please answer Sunny's question. Anyone riding the Little Bealach?

 

[Louch]

@Edwardoka is.

 

[Edwardoka]

@Edwardoka is.

I am indeed, although I must admit that I had some consternation about being tagged in a thread that was talking about beag willies...

 

[Edwardoka]

Bump!

Hello again! Looking forward to Saturday? Weather forecast looks pretty good
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