The last thread was getting a bit long.

Taking Sailor Boys comments about Minch deriving from the piping term Minge, it is possibly to work out the correct pronunciation and meaning of the place Mingulay. It is obviously Minge-You-Lay, the meaning being quite explicit.

One can imagine the fishermen of West Scotland singing of their longing to return home to their loved ones (Sailing homewards to the Minge You Lay). Also, the Outer Hebrides are rather cold and sunbathing is not a common sport. I am certainly not aware of any nudist beaches and therefore, before foreign holidays became commonplace, the average minge would be white. Either that or it is referring to an ageing person going grey and the lack of young fanny all of which have left the islands to go to Glasgow University - a fact I can attest to since there was plenty when I was there.

Yours,

Travesty