Academy of Saint Gabriel Report 174

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This is one of the Academy's earliest reports. We are not confident that these early reports are accurate. Please use it with caution.

Greetings,

Here is the information we found about your early Irish name, "Caitlin ban Gerald." There's a lot to be said about it other than the pronunciation, so we've gone into some detail about it.

"Caitlin" and "Gerald" were both introduced into Ireland by the Normans who invaded Ireland in the 12th century. This name would be possible for someone living after then, but would not have been used by an early-period Irish persona. If you would like to keep an earlyperiod persona, we can suggest sources for early-period names.

The proper pronunciation of this name is "Kat-leen byahn Gerald" (with a hard "g.")

Tangwystl verch Morgant Glasvryn, Effric neyn Kenyeoch vc Ralte, Zenobia Napthali, and Arval D'Espas Nord contributed to this letter.

We hope this has been helpful. If we can be of further assistance, please let us know.

In service,
Alan Fairfax
Academy of S. Gabriel