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[Facts] Re: Teelan
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Bern,I think Ciaran O'Toole's response to this question on Katie Doyle's message board beats any damage we could do here. Hope he was right as well as funny!
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I think that maybe Ciaran's had one beer too many. ;) I especially enjoyed Ciaran's assistance in the pronunciation of Welsh names, as well as Katie Doyle's gentle correction. :)-- Nanaea
Si Anne. Si Anne run. Run, Anne, run...
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Hey, Nan. In Gaelige (Irish) si is pronounced she. I have taken four semesters of the language and I still have contact with the professor (we converse in Gaelic whenever we aren't in class. Drive a number of people nuts). :) If I remember correctly, it means either fairy (my middle name) or fairy mound.
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Yep, that's how the "si" in question is pronounced all right -- among the Welsh as well as the Irish. Katie Doyle gently pointed that out to the rather "authoritative" character over on her Irish/Scottish Names message board. :)-- Nanaea
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