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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Saoirse is a bit of a loaded name and is very Irish nationalist. It only became popular there in the 1920s during the war of independence and is now the name of the newspaper of a formerly IRA-affiliated group that split with Sinn Fein during the Troubles because they thought Sinn Fein weren't militant enough.

My personal view is if you're not Irish enough to know that background, you're not Irish enough to inflict a name with that spelling and connotation onto an American kid. But I've got very strong opinions on baby naming. [/quote]

And what's your last name, OP? Is it Irish or Scotch-Irish? Do you know the difference? Hint- just because it starts with Mc doesn't mean it's Irish. 
-American whose cousin is a Sinn Fein politician [/quote]

Oh give me a break. Now you are only allowed to use names associated with your culture IF you are deeply knowledgeable about that culture? What are your kids names? [/quote]

NP I agree with the previous posters- this is a very loaded name that means something. It's associated with an ideology. Like a Christian naming their kid Mohammed because it sounds cool. [/quote]

Well one is a God and the other is a word that means "Freedom" and is fairly popular in multiple countries. So no, not quite the same. [/quote]

DP but the meaning behind Saoirse is much more loaded than the simple word "freedom," but I'm guessing a person who thinks Mohammed is "a God" doesn't really care to think too deeply about her lack of understanding of other cultures. [/quote]

Mohammad is a prophet, but thank you. And hey OP, go ahead and name your child whatever you want!

-daughter of a living, breathing Irish person with an Irish passport and everything. Don't lecture me about my own culture. [/quote]

Agree to disagree. It's a total Plastic Paddy move. [/quote]

Ireland owes much to the Irish American population forged by their ancestors. [b]Its where the majority of the funding for the independence movement came from[/b]. America still provides work to young Irish seeking more opportunities as the Celtic tiger is no more. Yet always so quick to throw out plastic paddy insult to Americans feeling g a connection to their roots.  Try reading about the Irish American experience in this country. Irish in Boston Irish in America.  the experience of the Irish in America was not an easy one early on and naturally subcultures and identification with roots occurs, which travels down generations.   I am an Irish American and close with my family in Ireland.  The Irish I know do not care whatsoever to gatekeep Irish names and are mortified by Irish who mock Americans who want to connect with ancestral culture.  [/quote]

It's where a lot of funding for Irish Terrorism came from too! Double-edged sword for sure. [/quote]

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