Comments on: Not being 'umble http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/11/30/not-being-umble/ A Church of Ireland Rector in rural Leinster Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:46:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Peter P http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/11/30/not-being-umble/comment-page-1/#comment-1273 Peter P Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:21:27 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1961#comment-1273 It's a bit like Cholmondly and Worcestershire and even the simple colonel It’s a bit like Cholmondly and Worcestershire and even the simple colonel

]]> By: steph http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/11/30/not-being-umble/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 steph Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:44:03 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1961#comment-1271 You forgot 'Maedhbh' :D And I forgot to add... at least my hubby has the humility to be able to laugh at himself when struggling to get the Irish pronunciation right. You forgot ‘Maedhbh’ :D

And I forgot to add…

at least my hubby has the humility to be able to laugh at himself when struggling to get the Irish pronunciation right.

]]> By: Ian Poulton http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/11/30/not-being-umble/comment-page-1/#comment-1269 Ian Poulton Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:32:34 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1961#comment-1269 I wondered what he would have made of Caoimhe, Aoife, Eoghan and Eimhin. My tax inspector's surname is the hardest: Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh I wondered what he would have made of Caoimhe, Aoife, Eoghan and Eimhin.

My tax inspector’s surname is the hardest: Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh

]]> By: steph http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/11/30/not-being-umble/comment-page-1/#comment-1270 steph Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:22:12 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1961#comment-1270 You have to hope that the chairman never has to introduce a 'Siobhán' or a 'Cathal'. Married as I am to an Englishman, I frequently hear 'SIO-BANN' or 'KA-HALL' and he's left wondering why the rest of the family are laughing at him :D You have to hope that the chairman never has to introduce a ‘Siobhán’ or a ‘Cathal’.

Married as I am to an Englishman, I frequently hear ‘SIO-BANN’ or ‘KA-HALL’ and he’s left wondering why the rest of the family are laughing at him :D

]]> By: Ian Poulton http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/11/30/not-being-umble/comment-page-1/#comment-1272 Ian Poulton Sun, 30 Nov 2008 22:25:00 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1961#comment-1272 Hi Baino, I looked up the Wikipedia entry for 'craic'; it was always 'crack' in the North. Loads of words move from language to language and I assume that the spelling changed on account of there being no 'k' in the Irish alphabet. It's extraordinary that someone can get so worked up about spelling! Hi Baino,

I looked up the Wikipedia entry for ‘craic’; it was always ‘crack’ in the North. Loads of words move from language to language and I assume that the spelling changed on account of there being no ‘k’ in the Irish alphabet. It’s extraordinary that someone can get so worked up about spelling!

]]> By: Baino http://www.forthefainthearted.com/2008/11/30/not-being-umble/comment-page-1/#comment-1274 Baino Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:36:46 +0000 http://www.forthefainthearted.com/?p=1961#comment-1274 I think 'humility' is one of the hardest traits to develop but it won't stop me trying. As an aside, I was recently told that the word "craic" was originally spelled "crack" but the Irish changed it to give it a more 'Irish' tone. I can understand people having difficulty with some of the pronounciations but once you've been corrected . . accept it and do the right thing. I think ‘humility’ is one of the hardest traits to develop but it won’t stop me trying. As an aside, I was recently told that the word “craic” was originally spelled “crack” but the Irish changed it to give it a more ‘Irish’ tone. I can understand people having difficulty with some of the pronounciations but once you’ve been corrected . . accept it and do the right thing.

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