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THE CELTIC CONNECTION » MARCH 1997
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Join popular recording artists Dermot Henry, Larry .Reynolds and Fergus Keane with Musicians from Boston's Comhaltas . Ceoltoiri Eireann, and Noel Henry's Irish Showband, with our spiritual director Fr. Mike | O'Gorman, as we sail the Inside Passage and Glacier Bay, visit the cities of Vancouver, Juneau, and Victoria, and the villages of Skagway, Haines, and Ketchikan. This trip includes two nights in Vancouver after the cruise.
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Ancient Celtic Names for Today's Newborns
By BERNADETTE G. CROKE
VANCOUVER — Cad is ainm duitP The current global interest in Celtic music, song and dance, as well as history and mythology has manifested itself in the spate of Irish/Celtic/Gaelic names which now grace the rolls of local daycares and schools.
Whereas past generations of Irish Canadians were content to pay homage to their Irish ancestry with names such as Patrick, Ryan, Shannon or Tara, current trends are more wide-reaching and include authentic Irish names which
Canada's multi-cultural heritage.
The interesting thing is that these traditional Gaelic names are enjoying a huge surge in popularity in contemporary Ireland as well. When our eldest daughter Ciara attended school for a short time in Dublin last year, there were no less than five Ciara's in her grade 1 class!
Prior to the birth of our third daughter, much time and debate went into the search for, and eventual agreement on, that elusive "perfect" name for her.
range from Aoife to Sive for We finally settled on Orlaith (see
cailini, from Arran to Ronan for na buachaill.
Indeed, such names are increasingly being adopted by non-Irish Canadians; Often adapted to suit individual tastes and needs, these beautiful ancient names are being woven into the many-hued tapestry which bears witness to
Instead, we were met with a chorus of approval, peppered with references to other Gaelic names which friends, colleagues and others had named their children.
Orlaith is apparently one in a series of names meaning "princess." This particular name means "golden princess." (Interestingly, the French word for gold or is identifiable too, so the name may have its origins in French.)
The name has been recorded as far back as the twelfth century; Brian Boru, one of the ancient high kings of Ireland had both a sister and a niece with this name.
below for meaning); Although it is most commonly spelled Orla and pronounced accordingly, we
preferred to use the full Gaelic and Macmillan, Dublin 19931 spelling.
We braced ourselves for the half-bewildered, half-derisive expressions which we had come to expect "you called her..what!!?!!"
[Source: IRISH NAMES FOR CHILDREN: Laurence Flanagan, Gill
Foc/ot'r/Glossary: Cad is ainm duit? What is your name? Cailini/'Buachaill Girls/Boys
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