The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #93538 Message #1803273
Posted By: MartinRyan
07-Aug-06 - 04:56 AM
Thread Name: Carolan or O'Carolan??
Subject: RE: Carolan or O'Carolan??
Paul
FWIW, I was talking about the case - rather than the "rule". Even then, it is not unheard of to find "O'Carolan's music", for example - just much less usual.
Note that in the two examples you give, there is a significant change in vowel sound in moving between the two languages. My instinct is that this may have something to do with it. I'm not awake enough yet to find anothe example!
Regards