Talk:Kathleen Ni Houlihan

Spelling
I thought the name was Caitlin Ni Houlihan, not Kathleen Ni Houlihan. Usually it is spelled Cathleen anyway.

Maybe the page name should be changed.

Please comment.

SimonMcC 02:22, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

Kathleen Ni Houlihan is more consistent than Caitlin Ni Houlihan, as the former is a fully Anglicized form of the name, while the latter is half-Irish Gaelic and half-English. That said, the main variations of the name are all given in the first paragraph and I do not see the current spelling as a problem. Arrogant Papist 20:40, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Origin of the name
I was hoping the article could enlighten me as to the origin of the name. James Clarence Mangan wrote a poen entitled Kathaleen Ny-Houlahan but I gather the name goes back further than that. "Kathleen" is, of course, a popular Irish name, but what, if any, was the significance of her father's name, "Houlihan", can anybody say? 86.44.199.115 (talk) 19:39, 11 May 2011 (UTC)