Tour Scotland Winter travel video of a road trip drive, with Scottish music, during the Festive season, from Kilrenny to visit the harbour and streets in Crail in the East Neuk of Fife. The settlement of Crail dates from as far back as the Pictish period. Well settled by the 800s, Crail was a thriving town by the 1100s and was made a royal burgh by Robert the Bruce in 1310. He also gave it the right to hold markets on a Sunday. At one time, Crail was the most important sea port in the East Neuk of Fife, a centre for the export of fish, salt mutton and wool to mainland Europe, particularly Holland. Crail continues to support some fishing as well as a significant tourist industry.
The surname Crail was first found in Cambridge, England, but the Crail variant may have come from much farther north in Fife, Scotland where the former royal burgh so named was derived from the Pictish word " caer " which meant fort. Today Crail is the home to the oldest golf club in the world, instituted in February 1786.
As a result of the frequent commercial intercourse between the Flemish and English nations, many Flemish migrants settled in Britain. The Crail history starts with such a migration. As the population grew and people travelled further afield, it became increasingly necessary to assume an additional name to differentiate between bearers of the same personal name. A broad and miscellaneous class of surnames, nickname surnames refers either directly or indirectly to a characteristic of the first person who used the name. They can describe the bearer's favoured style of clothing, physical appearance, habits, or character, among other attributes. Flemish names of this type frequently feature the prefixes lile, which meant the. The surname Crail is a nickname for a cross grained, ill tempered, or fractious person. The surname Crail may have been applied as a nickname for some who was crabby. Checking further we found the name was derived from the Old English word crabba, which means crab, or from the Old English word crabbe, which means wild apple. This latter reference implies that the origin may lie as a habitation name " one who lives near the wild apple trees. "
Joseph Crail, born 1877, died 1938, was an American Republican politician, he served in the U.S. Army during the Spanish- American War; he became a Lawyer and U.S. Representative from California 10th District, from 927, to 1933 ; and a Candidate in the primary for U.S. Senator from California, 1932.
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