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Help[Opinions] Re: Derry Girls full names and siblings
in reply to a message by peregrine
I like Erin and Clare, but only once. I like Anne but not Anna, Michele but not Michelle, Louise but not Louisa, Niall and James.
Clare Clare could well have been a mistake by whoever was christening her. I knew a woman named Clodagh, and she explained that her parents had chosen her names very carefully. Also very carefully, and on the other side of that piece of paper, they had written Clodagh because it was one of the places they planned to visit in their next holiday to Ireland. And the priest looked at the wrong side of the paper and named her Clodagh, and Clodagh she remained.
Clare Clare could well have been a mistake by whoever was christening her. I knew a woman named Clodagh, and she explained that her parents had chosen her names very carefully. Also very carefully, and on the other side of that piece of paper, they had written Clodagh because it was one of the places they planned to visit in their next holiday to Ireland. And the priest looked at the wrong side of the paper and named her Clodagh, and Clodagh she remained.
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Derry Girls is a comedy programme set in N. Ireland during the final years of the Troubles/Northern Ireland peace process. I.e the 90s. It's a pretty decent show, I didn't think it would be my kinda thing but I caved to peer pressure and watched it with my sister and some friends and actually got very invested. (It's worth giving it a go, it might not be for you or you might like it... it also hits different if you have Irish/N.Irish close ones or are familiar with the culture and modern history of the region.)
All that to say that Clare's middle name being Clare is 100% part of the comedy.
All that to say that Clare's middle name being Clare is 100% part of the comedy.
This message was edited 10/21/2024, 12:51 PM