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Bearn
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Username: Bearn

Post Number: 1086
Registered: 06-2007


Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 06:55 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigid_of_Kildare

...."Irish: Naomh Bhríde"...

I thought there was no lenition of saint's names?
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Abigail
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Username: Abigail

Post Number: 1045
Registered: 06-2006


Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 07:31 am:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
"Naomh Bríd" - Saint Bríd (actually it's usually "Bríd naofa" though)
"Naomh Bhríde" - Bríd's Saint
Tá fáilte roimh chuile cheartú!
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Student
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Username: Student

Post Number: 91
Registered: 07-2008


Posted on Tuesday, March 17, 2009 - 10:09 pm:   Small TextLarge TextEdit Post Print Post
From Google fights, www.googlefight.com

Brid naofa 943

Naomh Brid 2470

and then with the fada on the i's:

Bríd naofa 252

Naomh Bríd 657
www.irishbooksandgifts.com
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