e-jordan.bsky.social
@e-jordan.bsky.social
Independent Irish historian & researcher.
Context, archives, and evidence-first history.
Medieval Ireland to modern Ireland, without the myths.
Context, archives, and evidence-first history.
Medieval Ireland to modern Ireland, without the myths.
𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚 is a transliteration of Órfhlaith. Ór is the Irish word for gold/golden and flaith is a ruler/princess. The h in Irish is a séimhiú meaning that the preceding letter (consonant) has to be softened. So, Orla is a near rendering of Or-lay, the correct Irish pronunciation.
January 18, 2026 at 11:24 AM
𝐈𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐎𝐫𝐥𝐚 is a transliteration of Órfhlaith. Ór is the Irish word for gold/golden and flaith is a ruler/princess. The h in Irish is a séimhiú meaning that the preceding letter (consonant) has to be softened. So, Orla is a near rendering of Or-lay, the correct Irish pronunciation.
𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐲, 𝐲𝐚 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐠! Ireland’s most popular surname Murphy, comes from Murchadh, meaning “sea warrior”. Another strand traces it to Murchú/Muirchú, “hound of the sea”, a rare early medieval name most famously borne by Muirchú, biographer of St Patrick. Today, most Murphy's are found in Co. Cork!
![Cork Coat of Arms. Stainless Steel sculpture on the Dual carriageway, at Tivoli in Cork. Cork County Council's website says [Kevin] "Holland's sculpture, fabricated at the National Sculpture Factory in Cork, is an unabashed translation of the Cork Coat of Arms and motto into fully three-dimensional splendour in stainless steel. Located in the median strip at the centre of the dual carriageway, the sculpture gives a clear message, marking the entrance to the city of Cork.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pyu7bs64tbpo6kkmvl7r75bp/bafkreiesszj2w2sbhypcgrlzkztebldaz22dgfahhrnsvfacbdqncztpxa@jpeg)
January 17, 2026 at 11:35 AM
𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐲, 𝐲𝐚 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐠! Ireland’s most popular surname Murphy, comes from Murchadh, meaning “sea warrior”. Another strand traces it to Murchú/Muirchú, “hound of the sea”, a rare early medieval name most famously borne by Muirchú, biographer of St Patrick. Today, most Murphy's are found in Co. Cork!