Skye but the meaning of this Gaelic name is unclear. , which means "island of the mist" (a translation of the Norse name), is a poetic Gaelic name for the island. At , Skye is the second-largest island in Scotland after Lewis and Harris. The coastline of Skye is a series of peninsulas and bays radiating out from a centre dominated by the Cuillin hills (Gaelic: ). Malcolm Slesser suggested that its shape "sticks out of the west coast of northern Scotland like a lobster's claw ready to snap at the fish bone of Harris and Lewis" and W. H. Murray,
Dongan Hills, Staten Island the original residents, and now form a majority of the neighborhood's population. Most of the residents are Italian-American, with a small, but significant amount of Irish-Americans. The Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Dongan Hills is served by the Staten Island Railway station of the same name. Dongan Hills is also served by the local buses on Hylan Boulevard and the local buses on Richmond Road. Express bus service is provided by the on Hylan Boulevard and the on Richmond Road. New York Public Library operates the Dongan Hills Branch at 1617 Richmond