March 21, 200620 yr Interesting, I always thought 'Mick' was just the Irish short for Michael, just like Mike.
March 21, 200620 yr I had an Uncle Mick. But that was just short for Michael (and he was from Ireland).
March 21, 200620 yr My father in law is Mick. Short for Michael. He was born and raised in the US and has a heritage that goes back to Germany a long time ago. My name is Kid, short for Kidwhoopinstein. It's Antarctican, on my sisters side. My parents though are from France and I'm from a Leper colony in the Indian Ocean. We met on MySpace.
March 21, 200620 yr Well they mentioned my first name in the article. My father's family is from County Cork. I remember being there and seeing a little restaurant with my last name on it. Pretty cool. This has nothing to do with the article, but still...
March 21, 200620 yr They made my great-great grandfather FlaSoxxSaemus change his name at Ellis Island. Seriously, my daughter's name is Ceili (pronounced 'kay-lee'), which is Irish Gaelic for 'dance.' My son's name is Cavan, which is Gaelic for 'handsome,' and is also the County my ancestors managed to get themselves booted from. So their names are borrowed Irish words, although neither of them are traditional names.
March 21, 200620 yr QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 21, 2006 -> 03:11 PM) Seriously, my daughter's name is Ceili (pronounced 'kay-lee')... Cool! My daughter and yours have the same name. Though mine is spelled "Kayleigh". Named after one of my favorite bands biggest hits. I know somebody is a fan of the band if I see the same spelling. I'm pretty sure there is no other name that uses so many different spellings. I know of 5 so far.
March 21, 200620 yr QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Mar 21, 2006 -> 04:17 PM) Cool! My daughter and yours have the same name. Though mine is spelled "Kayleigh". Named after one of my favorite bands biggest hits. I know somebody is a fan of the band if I see the same spelling. I'm pretty sure there is no other name that uses so many different spellings. I know of 5 so far. greed, spelling of that dang name is all over the map. Everyone calls my poor kid see-lee and she spends like half her lief correcting them. She spends the other half of her life cursing her father for the name. Ceili's name is also inspired by a sonng, "Funky Ceili" by Black 47.
March 22, 200620 yr QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 21, 2006 -> 02:30 PM) "Funky Ceili" by Black 47. Single worst album purchase I have ever made was Black 47. Luckily it was a BMG 1 cent pick. Still felt ripped off, though.
March 22, 200620 yr QUOTE(Middle Buffalo @ Mar 21, 2006 -> 08:35 PM) Single worst album purchase I have ever made was Black 47. Luckily it was a BMG 1 cent pick. Still felt ripped off, though. Black 47 are forever a product of their time. They didn't know if they wanted to be traditional Irish folkies, rockers, or the Beastie Boyz, so they decided to try to be all three things simultaneously and it didn't work on a lot of cuts on that record. For Funky Ceili is an exception to that rule. But, yeah, the beat box drum machine sounded pretty thin against electric guitars adn trad instruments back then and it sounds distinctly dated now. Still, any good Irish neighborhood pub worth its salt had better have it on the jukebox though.
March 22, 200620 yr QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ Mar 21, 2006 -> 03:11 PM) They made my great-great grandfather FlaSoxxSaemus change his name at Ellis Island. thats horrible you should consider legal action
March 22, 200620 yr QUOTE(Kid Gleason @ Mar 21, 2006 -> 03:17 PM) Cool! My daughter and yours have the same name. Though mine is spelled "Kayleigh". Named after one of my favorite bands biggest hits. I know somebody is a fan of the band if I see the same spelling. I'm pretty sure there is no other name that uses so many different spellings. I know of 5 so far. My daughter's name gets pronounced like that sometimes because of the spelling. Her name is Kali but it's pronounced to rhyme with "Sally". We were at a doctor's office one time and the nurse mis-pronounced her name so badly we didn't recognize it until she finally said our last name.
March 22, 200620 yr I guess my first name is not Irish enough. Thank our Irish lucky charms we named our son Brendan or he wouldnt have any Irish heritage. I agree with FlaSoxxJim on Black 47. They are not traditional but I do like their wierd sound. I also like the Fenians, the Pogues, and the the Larkin and Moran Brothers. They all put on a good show. Not all Irish music has to be some old man with a beatbox behind him, singing the rebel songs. Edited March 22, 200620 yr by southsideirish71
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