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I made a note of my favourite authentic Irish name so far
Derbhfhorgaill Ua Ruairc
Derb-h-f'hor-gail Ooah Ru-airk
sadly not a major player in the story so far
The author tells me Derbh = Derv and fhorgaill = al -- hence Derval...
I said: So when Paul Simon sang "You can call me Al" -
the Irish had "You can call me Fhorgaill"
She said: Exactly
— Sep 29, 2026 08:40AM
Derbhfhorgaill Ua Ruairc
Derb-h-f'hor-gail Ooah Ru-airk
sadly not a major player in the story so far
The author tells me Derbh = Derv and fhorgaill = al -- hence Derval...
I said: So when Paul Simon sang "You can call me Al" -
the Irish had "You can call me Fhorgaill"
She said: Exactly
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Mark Lawrence
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really enjoying it - five first person PoVs shouldn't work, but it does!
— Sep 29, 2026 05:29AM