The book, titled Irish Baby Names: What They Mean And How To Pronounce Them, provides the backstory and pronunciation guide ...
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 ...
History: In 2016 this was Ireland’s most popular Irish language name for boys and ranked as the 5th most popular name overall. Unlike many Gaelic names, it remains popular in Irish America and even ...
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 ...