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so mael and maol are versions of the same word/name? interesting.....so is mhuire a version of mary? and then would mael mhuire mean devotee of mary or follower of mary?

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i found that there is a celtic folk tale called maol a chliobain about a girl named maol. it was rewritten and the girl's name was changed to Molly, but to me this is just a coincidence. a non gaelic australian man rewrote the story. that is all that i found about the name maol.

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