The name of which city or place is derived from words meaning 'stream of blue-green men'?

Stevo

There is a place between two islands, near the Isle of Skye, called the Sound of Shiant, which translates from the Gaelic as 'stream of the blue or blue-green men.' Dec 12 01, 9:03 AM

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Most of the Blue Men live in caves under the waters of the Minch, the channel through the 'Charmed Islands' (Na h-Eileinean) - Lewis and the Shiants - of the {Hebrides;} indeed this channel is called the Stream of the Blue Men (Sruth nam Fear Gorm). It is also called the 'Current of Destruction,' because they say the Blue Men stir up the waves by their incessant swimming. Sailors often observe Blue Men floating from the waist up in the water and know that storms often follow their appearance. The Blue Men may attack ships or sailors who have mistreated the Selkies and other Seafolk. Sometimes an attack can be averted by engaging the chieftain of the band of Blue Men in a rhyming {contest;} if the chieftain is sufficiently impressed by the captain's wits, he will leave the ship alone. Although innocent sailors have little to fear, they nevertheless often sail around the Shiant Islands to avoid the Blue Men's Stream. They sing: 'Oh, weary on the Blue Men, their anger and their wiles! The whole day long, the whole night long, they're splashing round the {isles;} They'll follow every fisher - ah! they'll haunt the fisher's dream - Where billows toss, oh, who would cross the Blue Men's Stream?' The Blue Men can help mortals in many ways. Therefore, during Hallowtide (the Samhain season), the people light a candle by the sea and pour a libation of new ale into the water, while they pray that the Blue Men will leave seaweed on the beach, which they use for fertilizer. After the ritual, the candle is carefully extinguished. Like their Great-Hearted ancestor, the Blue Men have a lusty disposition, and often seek love from mortal women. (There are Blue Women - Na T%E8 Ghorm, hai Glaukai - as well, who are not so often seen, but are just as famous for their amorous inclinations.) The dark-complexioned offspring of these unions often ha Dec 12 01, 10:03 AM

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Anonymous says: The bit that was missing at the end is as follows:- The dark-complexioned offspring of these unions often have webs between their fingers, which become horny crusts after the midwives cut them. By this evidence we know that there is considerable Blue Man blood flowing in Highland veins. This is taken from The Glaukidai - A Myth of the Blue Men Wed Dec 12 04:05:42 CST 2001 (Delete Entry) (Reposted to Senior Moments from anonymous - McG) Mar 16 02, 4:27 PM