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Thread #52454   Message #2001926
Posted By: GUEST,Bardan
20-Mar-07 - 08:06 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Follow Me Up to Carlow
Subject: RE: Origins: Follow me up to Carlow
fitz, at least traditionally means "bastard son of" rather than just son. Is the Fiach, just short for Fiachra, in which case something like fee-ach would be the pronunciation, (where "ch" is like in loch or that hebrew noise- either way the flemmy one).