Talk:Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire

Latest comment: 14 years ago by Cmconraoi in topic Spelling of surname

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This entry is packed with errors and unsubstantiated claims without any factual basis. 86.45.8.240 (talk) 12:52, 9 June 2008 (UTC)Reply


Spelling of surname edit

Shouldn't the surname be Ó Maolchonaire? That is the current form used in Irish, and T. F. O'Rahilly gives Flaithrí Ó Maolchonaire as the author in his edition of "Desiderius - Sgáthán an Chrábhaidh" (with an optional form Ó Maoilchonaire) Brian Ó Cuív gives Ó Maoil Chonaire for the family. In older forms of personal names with Mael, lenition was not usual (Maél Ciaráin for example), but in surnames it is now - or is "Ó Maolconaire" to represent an older form of the name before lenition of Conaire? Cmconraoi (talk) 13:19, 11 October 2009 (UTC)Reply

The Irish wikipedia page is also under Ó Maolchonaire Cmconraoi (talk) 13:32, 11 October 2009 (UTC)Reply