Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Balmaha (Gaelic: Baile MoThatha) is a village on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond in the council area of Stirling, Scotland.The name Balmaha derives from the Gaelic Bealach Mo-Cha, 'the pass of Saint Mo-Cha'. The pass referred to is now named The Pass of Balmaha, a narrow route between hills at the north end of the village, carrying the road north along Loch Lomond. The saint referred to is Kentigerna, patron saint of the parish who was culted especially on the nearby island of Inchcailloch ('Island of Nuns'). Mo-Cha is a 'hypocoristic' form of her name, a sort of devotional nickname, common in medieval Gaelic and Welsh use. She is also commemorated in a well in the hills above the village, St Maha's Well.Today the village is a popular tourist destination for picnickers and day trippers from Glasgow as well as walkers on the West Highland Way. Boat trips leave from Balmaha for the villages of Balloch and Luss as well as nearby Inchcailloch Island.Balmaha sits at the westerly foot of Conic Hill, and is roughly 20 miles along the West Highland Way.The village also has a visitor centre for the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. It also has a restaurant and Bed and Breakfast, the Oak Tree Inn, a bar and a shop.. }
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- Balmaha abstract "Balmaha (Gaelic: Baile MoThatha) is a village on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond in the council area of Stirling, Scotland.The name Balmaha derives from the Gaelic Bealach Mo-Cha, 'the pass of Saint Mo-Cha'. The pass referred to is now named The Pass of Balmaha, a narrow route between hills at the north end of the village, carrying the road north along Loch Lomond. The saint referred to is Kentigerna, patron saint of the parish who was culted especially on the nearby island of Inchcailloch ('Island of Nuns'). Mo-Cha is a 'hypocoristic' form of her name, a sort of devotional nickname, common in medieval Gaelic and Welsh use. She is also commemorated in a well in the hills above the village, St Maha's Well.Today the village is a popular tourist destination for picnickers and day trippers from Glasgow as well as walkers on the West Highland Way. Boat trips leave from Balmaha for the villages of Balloch and Luss as well as nearby Inchcailloch Island.Balmaha sits at the westerly foot of Conic Hill, and is roughly 20 miles along the West Highland Way.The village also has a visitor centre for the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park. It also has a restaurant and Bed and Breakfast, the Oak Tree Inn, a bar and a shop.".