Name that House

[Ian.MacAllan]

When my wife and I bought a few acres I wanted to call the place "Briar Bog Farm" but my wife refused, complaining that that was too accurate a description. We finally agreed on "Folly Fraction Farm" but gave up on that too when five of our signs were stolen in less than four years. Country life too has both rewards and challenges.

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[Nervous Jock]

My folks home in Spain is called "dungraftin"

[cessna152towser]

Around the Borders here only the larger and/or rural houses are named.
Mine is just plain number 27.

[ThistleDown]

My folks home in Spain is called "dungraftin"

Your father was a plastic surgeon, was he?

[slohairt]

Now that I'm a homeowner, I should do this ...
What's Scots Gaelic for "dog kennel"?

The Irish word for 'dog kennel' is Conchró. The Scottish Gaelic is Conbhair.

[Wompet]

The Irish word for 'dog kennel' is Conchró. The Scottish Gaelic is Conbhair.

Slohairt - thank you. Now I have to incorporate that into my signature.

[slohairt]

Maybe ask Slohairt? And while you are at it, would you mind asking him for a translation of "hen house" or "chicken coop" for me?

Teach Chearc Hen House, cearc is feminine so the 'c' is aspirated. The Scottish Gaelic form is identical to the Irish.
Cúb Eiteoige Chicken Coop. The Scottish Gaelic form is almost the same: Cùb Eiteoige.

[slohairt]

Some addresses, especially in England are really, really long. Quaint as it is, it's a bit annoying to write on an envelope! I have some cousins who live there, and their addresses verge on something like this:

Mr. Nigel Clive Smith-Smythe-Smith
Wutheringhamtponshire House
Lower Green Village Square
Green-Village-Square-Upon-The-River
Green Village
East Anglia
England
United Kingdom
1A2 B3C

[Darkislander]

I live in a tower block which is named after Shakespere theatres. The 3 blocks in my area are Old Vic, Drury Lane and Sadlers Wells.

[Glen C]

Back in the early 1900's my grandfather built their summer home on the shores of Lake Michigan in Door county Wisconsin, and gave it a Scottish name of "Bide-A-Wee". When they felt it was getting a little to commercial there they built a new place in the 1920's deep in the northwoods and named it "Rendezvous". My grandmother was French and said it was her turn to name it. About 20 years ago the post office assigned a box number and named the road Scenic Drive. But the old name sign still hangs over the mail box next to the road.