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I agree. It's just my personal taste. I'm okay with things that don't make phonetic sense, so that's not my issue. I just don't like the sound of many Irish names. It's somewhat that they're so trendy and just all blur together. (By the way, when I was growing up, no one told me Irish was in. I used to find my semi-Irish roots diappointing, as I lived in Massachusetts where no one and I mean no one was without some speck of Irish blood. Apparently now I'm cool?) I just don't really understand the appeal. But meh. I tend to like very, sort of, er, heavy names (like ones with German roots or fusty-ish English ones), and most Irish names sound very airy to me. Just like there isn't much there, once you get past all the "bh"s and "dhg"s.

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I don't hate Irish names. They just aren't to my taste and I'm confused as to how they've remained trendy for so long.