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We should look at names we don’t understand as something exciting to be figured out, writes Darach Ó Séaghdha.

Darach Ó Séaghdha Writer WELL, THE CHRISTMAS lights are up on Grafton Street and it won’t be long before we start hearing the old Christmas songs on the radio.

Bono , Boy George , Sting and George Michael all chose to perform under a stage name for various reasons. Now I’m not suggesting that those stage named Irish-heritage singers were sellouts or cowards, and I don’t want to just single them out. The period when Sinéad O’Connor was at the height of her chart success also saw the rise of Mariah Carey, Demi Moore and Kim Basinger, all of whom took great, repeated efforts to clarify how their names were actually pronounced.Subsequently, they all acquired reputations for being difficult to work with. It was also a busy time for Arnold Schwarzenegger, who briefly used a fake name before changing back. Irish names aren’t unpronounceable, just unpracticed.

 

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