Tour Scotland photograph of the Walter Welsh gravestone in the kirkyard cemetery in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland. In the far corner, near to the side gate of the former manse, you will find the grave of Reverend Walter Welsh, who was so familiar with Thomas Carlyle. The manse itself has been a private house eve since Auchtertool began to share its minister with another church. It is easy to imagine that the famous author once sat in the grounds, appreciating tile world of nature around him.
It appears that the etymology of the name Welsh is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word wilisc meaning foreigner, stranger, or non Anglo-Saxon. These terms were used by the ancient Germanic peoples to describe inhabitants of the former Roman Empire over the Alps, Rhine, and North Sea, who were largely romanised and spoke Latin or Celtic languages.
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