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I think they should be used outside of Ireland but I'm afraid the names would be butchered in pronunciation (Caitlin should be "KAT-leen") and by phonetic spellings (poor Siobhan has suffered greatly). If people are going to appropriate a name from a specific culture, they should respect the "rules" of that culture in regards to pronunciation and spelling. The more we see and hear these names, the more familiar they become.