Candelle
Is the homestead Errigal a fictitious name? Does it have a meaning? Thanks.
Thanks Candelle – Errigal is the name of a mountain in Donegal in Ireland. In my novel, Nick Gillespie’s ancestors came to Australia from the west of Ireland (Donegal and Mayo), and named their sheep station after an Irish landmark, as a link with their homeplace. It’s very common in Australia – I am from a town called Clare in South Australia, named after the founder’s home county Clare in Ireland, and there are many other Irish place-names nearby too.