Well, seeing as there's no-one as Irish as Barack Obama (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EADUQWKoVek), shouldn't we start spelling his name as it should be spelt? We don't need all this Anglicisation!
I don't know Irish properly, I only know what I've picked up from seeing names like Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and hearing them spoken.
Did I get it right??
Old O'Bamaigh as a military strategist is also well know for having invented a type of accomodation for military personnel, to which he gave an old family name. This term, through the passage of time gained an extra "r" in its speling, and is now commonly used in the plural.
Actually, his High School classmates knew him - not as Barack - but as Barry. No need for a stretch here, as the Irish connection of the Barry name is readily apparant.
Badhraic Ó Bámaigh
Badhraic Ó Bámaigh
Well, seeing as there's no-one as Irish as Barack Obama (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=EADUQWKoVek), shouldn't we start spelling his name as it should be spelt? We don't need all this Anglicisation!
I don't know Irish properly, I only know what I've picked up from seeing names like Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, and hearing them spoken.
Did I get it right??
# Posted on November 9th 2008 by Joe CSS
Re: Badhraic Ó Bámaigh
That's great!
The tune has a township feel; I expect There's No-one As Irish As Nelson Mandela before long.
# Posted on November 9th 2008 by nicholas
Re: Badhraic Ó Bámaigh
Old O'Bamaigh as a military strategist is also well know for having invented a type of accomodation for military personnel, to which he gave an old family name. This term, through the passage of time gained an extra "r" in its speling, and is now commonly used in the plural.
# Posted on November 9th 2008 by Rudall the time
Re: Badhraic Ó Bámaigh
Glad to have that clarified, KML --
I had been laboring under the misapprehension that Barack was a bastardization of "Brock", as in:
brock (brŏk)
n. Chiefly British.
A badger.
Badgers are of the weasel family, are they not?
Oops...
# Posted on November 9th 2008 by Piece
Re: Badhraic Ó Bámaigh
Actually, his High School classmates knew him - not as Barack - but as Barry. No need for a stretch here, as the Irish connection of the Barry name is readily apparant.
# Posted on November 9th 2008 by dannyky
Re: Badhraic Ó Bámaigh
According to his father (in all formality) it's
'Barack ebin Hussein ebin al Obama'.
J.
# Posted on November 11th 2008 by Fr.Jack
Re: Badhraic Ó Bámaigh
"Al Obama" might not be something you want to emphasise, as it appears to show partiality to one particular state.
# Posted on November 11th 2008 by Innocent Bystander