Melony wrote:
I Have no idea why there should be a wrong spelling. People name their children whatever they want, making spelling unique is a part of that.
Perhaps today, but not so in 17th century, not so in Irish orthography.
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However, I got Caelan from Cael, who was a great warrior of the Fianna in Irish mythology. I researched many sources but am not too concerned since my novel is fiction anyway.
Esp. in fiction accuracy of names is important.
Old Irish áe isn't Modern Irish (17th cent. and today) ae, but ao,
So:
CaolánQuote:
These warriors were supposedly fierce and could shift into wolves. They were the werewolves (or wolfmen) of Osraige/ Ossory. In my research, I also found such spellings: Ua Caellaighe, Ua Faelain, etc. (I didn't add the accents but they did have them).
The spelling of these surnames is wrong (ae mixed up with ea and ao). It is
Ó/Ua Ceallaigh, Ó/Ua Faoláin.
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