{"id":1930,"date":"2012-03-04T13:16:38","date_gmt":"2012-03-04T13:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=1930"},"modified":"2015-02-12T18:22:10","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T18:22:10","slug":"croi-lorcan-ui-thuathail-the-heart-of-st-laurence-otoole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/croi-lorcan-ui-thuathail-the-heart-of-st-laurence-otoole\/","title":{"rendered":"Cro\u00ed Lorc\u00e1n U\u00ed Thuathail (The Heart of St. Laurence O\u2019Toole)"},"content":{"rendered":"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bhuel<\/strong>, m\u00ed an Mh\u00e1rta<\/strong> may be the \u201csure-they\u2019d-steal-your-heart-away\u201d month, as \u201cIrish Eyes\u201d is sung over and over and over again, but I doubt it was ever meant to be taken literally.<\/p>\n

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Cro\u00ed Lorc\u00e1n U\u00ed Thuathail sa bhosca adhmaid\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

But that\u2019s exactly what has happened recently.\u00a0 The theft of St. Laurence O’Toole’s heart apparently occurred on the morning of March 3rd<\/sup>. \u00a0The heart, stored in a wooden heart-shaped box, was taken from its barred cage in the Peace Chapel of St. Laud in Christ Church Cathedral.\u00a0 The Cathedral, described as \u201cthe spiritual heart of the city,\u201d was founded ca. 1028, about a hundred years before the birth of the saint.\u00a0 The heart has been kept there for about 800 years. \u00a0There\u2019s plenty to read online about the incident but here\u2019s a nasc<\/strong> for starters: http:\/\/www.christchurchdublin.ie\/NewsDetails\/72<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, seo <\/strong>caps\u00falbheathaisn\u00e9is Lorc\u00e1n U\u00ed Thuathail:<\/strong><\/p>\n

1128: rugadh \u00e9 i nD\u00edseart Diarmada\u00a0<\/strong>(Castledermot), Co. Chill Dara<\/strong><\/p>\n

1154: ceapadh \u00e9 mar ab ar Ghleann D\u00e1 Loch<\/strong><\/p>\n

1162: toghadh \u00e9 mar Ardeaspag ar Bhaile \u00c1tha Cliath \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

1180 (14 M\u00ed na Samhna, a l\u00e1 f\u00e9ile anois): fuair s\u00e9 b\u00e1s sa Fhrainc, in Eu sa Normainn<\/strong><\/p>\n

1225 (11 M\u00ed na Nollag): can\u00f3nadh \u00e9 <\/strong><\/p>\n

1442: t\u00f3gadh a chloigeann agus a chn\u00e1mha go Sasana agus cuireadh i Chorley, Lancashire, iad, ach cailleadh iad in am Anra\u00ed VIII.\u00a0 N\u00ed fhacthas \u00f3 shin iad.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

2012 (3 M\u00ed an Mh\u00e1rta): goideadh a chro\u00ed \u00f3 Ardeaglais Chr\u00edost<\/strong><\/p>\n

Given that he lived about 600 years after most of the well-known Irish saints, in a (somewhat) more modern era, Lorc\u00e1n Ua Tuathail\u2019s life is quite well documented in comparison.\u00a0 Desmond Forristal\u2019s biography,\u00a0Man in the Middle: St. Laurence O\u2019Toole: Patron Saint of Dublin<\/em> (1988) is a good place to start for further insight into his life.<\/p>\n

From the perspective of Irish language learning, there are a few interesting points about Lorc\u00e1n Ua Tuathail\u2019s name.\u00a0 First, one might notice right away that he is not referred to as \u201cLabhr\u00e1s<\/strong>,\u201d which is the usual Irish for \u201cLaurence\u201d and is also the Irish for the 3rd<\/sup>-century San Labhr\u00e1s (na R\u00f3imhe)<\/strong>.\u00a0 I assume that the name was anglicized as Laurence in honor St. Laurence of Rome, although there\u2019s no real connection between the names.\u00a0 Lorc\u00e1n<\/strong>, as a name, means \u201csilent\u201d or \u201cfierce,\u201d but it\u2019s not the everyday word for \u201csilent\u201d or \u201cfierce\u201d in modern Irish.\u00a0 Cad iad i nGaeilge?\u00a0 F\u00e9ach an n\u00f3ta th\u00edos.<\/strong>\u00a0 Its appearance in the Harry Potter series may trigger greater interest in the name as the 21st<\/sup> century proceeds.\u00a0 Where in Harry Potter, you might wonder?\u00a0 Bhuel,<\/strong> not in the actual books, but apparently in a family tree drawn by J. K. Rowling herself, which you can see at: http:\/\/www.snitchseeker.com\/gallery\/displayimage.php?pos=-11259<\/a> . \u00a0No \u201cfada<\/strong>,\u201d by the way \u2013 I checked.\u00a0 The Lorcan connection was revealed in an interview with Rowling.\u00a0 He is the son of Rolf Scamander and Luna Lovegood, and the twin of Lysander Scamander.\u00a0 For details on the interview, see: http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1071246\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Second, \u201cUa<\/strong>,\u201d as the middle component of his name is an alternate to the more familiar \u201c\u00d3<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 Both words mean \u201cgrandson\u201d or \u201cdescendant.\u201d\u00a0 Of course, \u201c\u00f3<\/strong>\u201d isn\u2019t the everyday word for \u201cgrandson\u201d either \u2013 that would be \u201cgarmhac<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 Aside from their use in surnames, \u201c\u00f3<\/strong>\u201d and \u201cua<\/strong>,\u201d together with their plural and\/or dative forms \u201c\u00f3\u00ed,<\/strong>\u201d \u201cu\u00ed,<\/strong>\u201d and “u\u00edbh,<\/strong>” are used mostly in literary, historical, and geographic (place name) contexts these days, as in \u201cU\u00ed N\u00e9ill<\/strong>\u201d (the descendants of Niall Naoighiallach) or \u201cU\u00edbh R\u00e1thach<\/strong>\u201d (Iveragh, Co. Kerry).<\/p>\n

Thirdly, when the surname \u201cUa Tuathail<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c\u00d3 Tuathail<\/strong>\u201d is part of a possessive phrase, it becomes \u201cU\u00ed Thuathail<\/strong>,\u201d with a vowel change and lenition.\u00a0 So we have phrases like \u201ccro\u00ed Lorc\u00e1n U\u00ed Thuathail<\/strong>,\u201d or more generally \u201cin aimsir U\u00ed Thuathail<\/strong>\u201d (in the time of O\u2019Toole).\u00a0 Likewise, the \u201c\u00d3<\/strong>\u201d of other modern surnames changes, as in \u201cBean U\u00ed Dh\u00f3naill<\/strong>\u201d (Mrs. O\u2019Donnell, lit. wife of O\u2019Donnell) or \u201cSr\u00e1id U\u00ed Chonaill<\/strong>\u201d (O\u2019Connell Street).\u00a0 So, the grammar\/spelling caveat is that \u201cu\u00ed<\/strong>\u201d can be plural or it can be the singular possessive form.\u00a0 This isn\u2019t unusual in Irish, as in \u201cfir\u201d<\/strong> (men) and \u201cfir\u201d<\/strong> (of a man) or \u201cb\u00e1id\u201d<\/strong> (boats) and \u201cb\u00e1id\u201d<\/strong> (of a boat).<\/p>\n

As for the lenition, we see the additional \u201ch\u201d in the name \u201cTuathail<\/strong>\u201d [TOO-uh-hil] \u00a0It becomes \u201cThuathail<\/strong>,\u201d pronounced \u201cHOO-uh-hil.\u201d\u00a0 At the risk of being obvious, I could also note that \u201cTuathail<\/strong>\u201d usually has three syllables in Irish, whereas the anglicized version has just one (Toole).<\/p>\n

A final interesting note — “Lorc\u00e1n”<\/strong> is a shoo-in for a name in any O’Toole family, and I wonder what it\u2019s like to bear it. \u00a0Peter O\u2019Toole\u2019s son, also an actor, is named Lorcan O\u2019Toole. \u00a0Cad a sh\u00edleann seisean, meas t\u00fa?<\/strong> \u00a0Hmmm, Gaeilge aige, meas t\u00fa? \u00a0<\/strong>Peter himself is actually \u201cPeter Seamus Lorcan O\u2019Toole.\u201d\u00a0 I just checked and he was born in August 2nd<\/sup>, not on St. Laurence O\u2019Toole\u2019s feast day (14 M\u00ed na Samhna<\/strong>), so I\u2019m curious as to how he ended up with Lorc\u00e1n<\/strong> in his name.\u00a0 Eolas ag duine ar bith?\u00a0 Duine dena sheanaithreacha, b\u2019fh\u00e9idir?\u00a0 <\/strong>Ironic, isn\u2019t it, that Peter O\u2019Toole rose to fame as a \u201cLabhr\u00e1s<\/strong>\u201d of another ilk altogether.\u00a0 Na hAraibe, ar nd\u00f3igh.<\/strong><\/p>\n

At any rate, this blog is, ar nd\u00f3igh<\/strong>, just the usual tip of the iceberg of information about this interesting and well-documented saint, the recent and appalling theft of his heart, and the names \u201cLorc\u00e1n<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c\u00d3 Tuathail<\/strong>\u201d in general.\u00a0 T\u00e1 s\u00fail agam go raibh s\u00e9 suimi\u00fail.<\/strong>\u00a0 As for the gada\u00edocht \u00ed f\u00e9in<\/strong>, what a way to welcome in an mh\u00ed is \u00c9ireanna\u00ed\u00a0<\/strong>sa bhliain<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

N\u00f3ta:<\/strong> fierce: f\u00edochmhar, fraochmhar, d\u00edocaiseach, srl<\/strong>., and silent: tostach, ci\u00fain, srl.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

(le R\u00f3isl\u00edn) Bhuel, m\u00ed an Mh\u00e1rta may be the \u201csure-they\u2019d-steal-your-heart-away\u201d month, as \u201cIrish Eyes\u201d is sung over and over and over again, but I doubt it was ever meant to be taken literally. But that\u2019s exactly what has happened recently.\u00a0 The theft of St. Laurence O’Toole’s heart apparently occurred on the morning of March 3rd…<\/p>\n

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