Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Andrew de Durisdeer [Durisdere] or Andrew Muirhead (died 1473) was a 15th-century bishop of Glasgow. "Muirhead" is not used in any contemporary sources, and may be inaccurate. However, his geographical appellation indicates that he came from Durisdeer in Galloway. Durisdeer is often taken as an Anglo-Latin corruption of dorus doire, entrance to the wood or thicket; but the word dair is also an old Gaelic word for an oakwood, and this is probably why Andrew had acorns on his seal.. }
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- Andrew_de_Durisdeer comment "Andrew de Durisdeer [Durisdere] or Andrew Muirhead (died 1473) was a 15th-century bishop of Glasgow. "Muirhead" is not used in any contemporary sources, and may be inaccurate. However, his geographical appellation indicates that he came from Durisdeer in Galloway. Durisdeer is often taken as an Anglo-Latin corruption of dorus doire, entrance to the wood or thicket; but the word dair is also an old Gaelic word for an oakwood, and this is probably why Andrew had acorns on his seal.".