Michael Collins

[slohairt]

I've always felt Kenneth Branagh bears a resemblance to Collins. He would have been a bit old for the part as well.

T.

Hmmm, he does. But you're right, he would have been a bit old, and has all that red hair too!

On a vaguely related side note: As someone who has made a study of Irish names, I find it interesting that both Éamon de Valera and Éamonn Ceannt chose the form Éamon(n) as the Irish form of their name. Éamon(n) is the Irish form of Edmund, while Éadbhárd is the actual Irish form of Edward. (Their real names.) Perhaps they felt, in the first decade of the 20th Century, that 'Edward' in any form was too "British' of a name.

[ccga3359]

I've recently added this to my collection (also Rob Roy) as I enjoy Liam Neeson's work. Alan Ryckman is also superb and really does make the quintessential 'villian'. From what I understand the film maker didn't take great liberties with the truth. It does raise the question of how Ireland would have been different had Micheal Collins had lived. It also show the many different factions of Irish and Northern Irish politics. I do have to question the casting of Julia Roberts but I guess including her helped sell the movie this side of the Atlantic.

[Galician]

As someone who has made a study of Irish names, I find it interesting that both Éamon de Valera and Éamonn Ceannt chose the form Éamon(n) as the Irish form of their name. Éamon(n) is the Irish form of Edmund, while Éadbhárd is the actual Irish form of Edward. (Their real names.) Perhaps they felt, in the first decade of the 20th Century, that 'Edward' in any form was too "British' of a name.

Now I'm confused. There was a teacher in my high school with tthat name, and always told us that it was Irish for David. Have I remembered wrong?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Now I'm confused. There was a teacher in my high school with tthat name, and always told us that it was Irish for David. Have I remembered wrong?

Daithi is David in Irish.