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Quegrith, Quickreich, Co(y)gerach, n. [Of uncertain, but presum. Gaelic, origin: cf. Gael. coigreach stranger.] The name given to a relic of St. Fillan formerly in the possession of the Dewar family of Glendochart, now in the Royal Museum of Scotland, Queen Street, Edinb., consisting of the chased silver head of a crozier: see further Soc. Ant. III 233–4, XII 122–182 (esp. p. 158), XXIII 1110–8; Innes Sketches 389–94; Black Surnames s.v. Dewar; SND s.v. Quigrich. — 1428 in Innes Sketches 390.
De et super autoritate et privilegijs cujusdam reliquie Sancti Felani que wlgariter dicitur Coygerach … quod lator ipsius reliquie de Coygerach qui Jore vulgariter dicitur habere debet 1487 Black Bk. Taymouth xxxvi.
That our servitour Malice Doire and his forebearis has had ane relik of Sanct Fulane callit the Quegrith in keping of us and of oure protenitouris of maist nobill mynde … sen the tyme of King Robert the Bruys and of before 1549–50 Soc. Ant. XXIII 110.
At the instance of Maleis Doir of Quickreich [etc.] c 1587 Breadalbane Doc. in Soc. Ant. XII 155.
Ane letter made be Alexander Lorde of Glendoquhart to Donald M'Sobrell Dewar Cogerach off the dait one thousand three hundretht threttie six yeiris