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Correct. The "h" renders the "g" silent in Irish. In the 1920's, after winning independence, the Irish Free State tried to bring back Irish as a spoken tongue. To help, they "cleaned up" some of the more daunting aspects of Irish spelling. Thus Maighread became Mairead, both pronounced "ma-RADE."
(My source of information is my Irish mother, taught Gaelic in school growing up.)
Correct. The "h" renders the "g" silent in Irish. In the 1920's, after winning independence, the Irish Free State tried to bring back Irish as a spoken tongue. To help, they "cleaned up" some of the more daunting aspects of Irish spelling. Thus Maighread became Mairead, both pronounced "ma-RADE."
(My source of information is my Irish mother, taught Gaelic in school growing up.)
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Thanks to both of you :D
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