ACADEMY OF SAINT GABRIEL REPORT 1917 http://www.s-gabriel.org/1917 ************************************ From: "Sara L Friedemann" 8 Jan 2000 Greetings from the Academy of Saint Gabriel! You wanted to know what the spelling and pronunciation of the Gaelic feminine name would have been used in Ireland between 1200 and 1600. Here is a quick letter with the information we have found. A copy of the report we sent you earlier is available on line at http://www.panix.com/~gabriel/public-bin/showfinal.cgi?1849+0 We would like to apologize for an error in this report; the correct Scottish Gaelic form of the patronym for your period is not , but , which is pronounced \NEE-@n CHEN-@-dich\. The \@\ represents the initial vowel sound in , and \ch\ the soft German sound found in . The correct form of a name meaning "Ceara, the fair daughter of Cinne/idigh" for Ireland would be , pronounced \KYAR-@ INN EEN-y@n CHIN-ay-dee\. [1] We hope that this brief letter has been useful to you, and that you will not hesitate to write again if any part was unclear or if you have further questions. Research and commentary on this letter was provided by Talan Gwynek and Arval Benicoeur. For the Academy, ~Aryanhwy merch Catmael January 8, 2000 --------------------------------------- References: [1] Woulfe, Patrick, _Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall: Irish Names and Surnames_ (Kansas City: Irish Genealogical Foundation). s.n. O/ Cinne/ide