From a Kilt Broach/Pin!

[JolyStNicholas]

Can anyone here on XMarks translate this for me? I found this on a Lion Rampant Kilt Pin. "DIA AGUS AR DUIHALCH.I appreciate any help at all.

Thanks so much.

[thanmuwa]

Can anyone here on XMarks translate this for me? I found this on a Lion Rampant Kilt Pin. "DIA AGUS AR DUIHALCH.I appreciate any help at all.

Thanks so much.

"Dia agus" means "God and". The next bit is a guess. That L is more likely to be an I and that first I is probably a T to make it "ar dùthaich" which is the Scottish Gaelic version of the Irish "ár dúiche", both meaning "our native land, our homeland". I hope they haven't missed the fada (accent) over the U because if they have, you can see from that page it has an unfortunately different meaning!

To my mind the whole phrase probably means "(For) God and our native land"

[JolyStNicholas]

Thanks for the responce! I will go back and check the spelling again where I saw it to be sure I copied it down. I have a bid on the broach/pin. And I would like to know what it says. Get back later with the spelling corrected or as it is.

[Distant Stewart]

Just to let you know another X Marker ended up with the brooch. I am looking at it right now.
Good luck to you,
Mark

[JolyStNicholas]

That's good ta know! Did ya ever get the right inturpatation of the lettering from it?