Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem like a daunting ambush of rogue consonants and surprise vowels. That’s because ...
April 9 is National Name Yourself Day and a quirky new survey has revealed how the Irish feel about traditional Irish names, from baby names to nicknames. From Cillian Murphy to Saoirse Ronan, Liam ...
A Starbucks in Cork City has a cheat sheet to help employees pronounce and spell Irish names. Staff at a Starbucks store on Prince's Street in Cork City have written out an extensive list of Irish ...
A Reddit post sparked a heated discussion after a stranger corrected an American mother's pronunciation of her daughter's Irish name. The post, written by Redditor u/punkfence, has gone viral to the ...
Story and audio by Maureen O’Hare, illustrations by Leah Abucayan, CNN (CNN) — Do you know your Gearóid from your Gobnait? Your Fearghal from your Muirgheal? To the untrained eye, Irish names can seem ...