{"id":57,"date":"2009-07-23T09:18:33","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T13:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/?p=57"},"modified":"2009-07-23T09:18:33","modified_gmt":"2009-07-23T13:18:33","slug":"capsulbheathaisneis-proinsias-mac-cuarta-aka-frank-mccourt-19-lunasa-1930-%e2%80%93-19-iuil-2009-ar-shli-na-firinne-anois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/irish\/capsulbheathaisneis-proinsias-mac-cuarta-aka-frank-mccourt-19-lunasa-1930-%e2%80%93-19-iuil-2009-ar-shli-na-firinne-anois\/","title":{"rendered":"Caps\u00falbheathaisn\u00e9is: Proinsias Mac Cuarta (aka Frank McCourt), 19 L\u00fanasa 1930 \u2013 19 I\u00fail 2009, ar Shl\u00ed na F\u00edrinne anois"},"content":{"rendered":"

Barely back from Azkatraz 2009, and with the caps\u00falbheathaisn\u00e9is <\/strong>of the late Michael Jackson still looming, there is more sad news, b\u00e1s Phroinsias Mhic Cuarta<\/strong>, or as most people would more likely say, b\u00e1s Frank McCourt.\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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My Michael Jackson blog spent some time discussing the gaelicization of names, including non-Irish celebrities and international figures.\u00a0 <\/span>In the case of Frank McCourt, the transition is seamless, and a good opportunity to learn yet another set of names in their normal and possessive forms, the latter being the dreaded tuiseal ginideach<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Is there much precedent for using \u201cProinsias<\/strong>\u201d for \u201cFrank\u201d and \u201cMac Cuarta<\/strong>\u201d for \u201cMcCourt\u201d in his case?\u00a0 <\/span>F\u00edorbheag\u00e1in\u00edn<\/strong> (a very very little bit)!\u00a0 <\/span>Here are some Google results as of 7\/23:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrank McCourt\u201d:<\/span><\/em><\/span> 1,610,000 (milli\u00fan, s\u00e9 ch\u00e9ad is a deich m\u00edle) \u2013 of course, that\u2019s unmodified, so includes all Frank McCourts ever mentioned on the Web.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrancis McCourt\u201d:<\/span><\/em><\/span> 4,390 (ceithre mh\u00edle, tr\u00ed ch\u00e9ad is a naoi).\u00a0 <\/span>I bhfad n\u00edos l\u00fa<\/strong> (much less) \u2013 looks like he\u2019s mostly referred to by his leasainm<\/strong> (nickname), Frank.\u00a0 <\/span>Again, this is all Francis McCourts on the Web, but it seems that the vast majority of reported uses of the name refer to the Brooklyn-Limerick author. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cFrancis \u2018Frank\u2019 McCourt\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/span>: 22,690 (dh\u00e1 mh\u00edle is fiche, s\u00e9 ch\u00e9ad is n\u00f3cha, or as some people have started saying \u201cfiche is a d\u00f3 m\u00edle, s\u00e9 ch\u00e9ad is n\u00f3cha).\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cProinsias Mac Cuarta\u201d<\/em>: 2 (dh\u00e1 amas<\/strong>, two hits, sin \u00e9<\/strong>).\u00a0 <\/span>Bhuel<\/strong>, at least I wasn\u2019t the only one to use Frank\u2019s name in Irish!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the remainder of this blog, I\u2019ll only have time to discuss the name itself.\u00a0 <\/span>So please stay tuned for a further tribute to \u201can fear seo agus a shaothar<\/strong>\u201d (this man and his work).\u00a0 <\/span>As you\u2019ve no doubt gathered, \u201cProinsias<\/strong>\u201d is \u201cFrancis.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>In the possessive form, you lenite the first letter (P changing to Ph).\u00a0 <\/span>For the surname McCourt, the basic Irish form is \u201cMac Cuarta<\/strong>\u201d and the possessive form of that is \u201cMhic Cuarta<\/strong>,\u201d with \u201cmhic<\/strong>\u201d pronounced like \u201cvik.\u201d \u00a0<\/span>For any women out there wondering about \u201cFrances,\u201d the feminine form, the Irish version is \u201cProins\u00e9as<\/strong>\u201d and the surname changes also to \u201cNic Cuarta<\/strong>\u201d (unmarried) or \u201cMhic Cuarta<\/strong>\u201d (married).\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The leasainm <\/strong>\u201cFrank\u201d also has an Irish version, \u201cFrainc<\/strong>.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>It isn\u2019t spelled with the letter \u201ck,\u201d since \u201ck\u201d is virtually non-existent in Irish.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The title of this blog also used the phrase \u201car shl\u00ed na f\u00edrinne<\/strong>,\u201d which is roughly equivalent to R.I.P.\u00a0 <\/span>It literally means that the deceased is \u201con the path of truth.\u201d\u00a0 <\/span>And that\u2019s about all the sp\u00e1s <\/em><\/strong>I have, so, a lucht l\u00e9ite mo bhlag <\/strong>(readers of my blog), please \u201ccoinnigh do ghreim<\/strong>\u201d (sit tight) and the promised caps\u00falbheathaisn\u00e9is\u00ed<\/strong> themselves will be forthcoming.\u00a0 <\/span>I am still champing at the bit to write the donkey sanctuary blog, but sadly, Frank McCourt\u2019s death has occurred and will take priority for the time being.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Leideanna Fuaimnithe<\/span><\/strong><\/span>: Proinsias<\/strong> [PRIN-shuss], ar shl\u00ed na f\u00edrinne<\/strong> [err hlee nuh FEERzh<\/sup>-in-yeh, note the \u201cs\u201d is silent], Phroinsias<\/strong> [FRIN-shuss], bhuel [wel], leasainm<\/strong> [Ly<\/sup>ASS-AN-yim], ghreim<\/strong> [rzh<\/sup>im, no real equivalent to English, but the slender \u201cr\u201d here has a buzzing quality, like the \u201cj\u201d sound in French \u201cJacques;\u201d the \u201cgh\u201d is virtually silent, with a very slight \u201cyuh\u201d sound before the \u201cr\u201d if you really articulate it.]\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Barely back from Azkatraz 2009, and with the caps\u00falbheathaisn\u00e9is of the late Michael Jackson still looming, there is more sad news, b\u00e1s Phroinsias Mhic Cuarta, or as most people would more likely say, b\u00e1s Frank McCourt.\u00a0 \u00a0 My Michael Jackson blog spent some time discussing the gaelicization of names, including non-Irish celebrities and international figures.\u00a0…<\/p>\n

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