Irish Names – The Origins, Meanings and Legacy of Ireland’s Traditional Names

Cur síos (i mBéarla) ar nach mór míle ainm a bhfuil stair agus miotas ag baint leo. Sampla ón téacs:

CONAIRE (kun-ir’-e) m. This name is common enough as the name of legendary heroes but is rare as a name in the historic period. The most famous bearer of the name was the legendary high-king, Conaire Már, hero of the strange fatalistic early Irish tale, the Burning of Da Derga’s Hostel.

ÉMER (ēv-er) f. Emer was the beloved of Cúchulainn. According to an early tale she alone of the women of Ireland was wooed by Cúchulainn ‘for she had the six gifts: the gift of beauty, the gift of voice, the gift of sweet speech, the gift of needlework, the gift of wisdom and the gift of chastity’.