7 A Mother Story BEFORE READING 1 Read the Extension The Irish Revival on p. 117 and check your knowledge of this movement. Say if the following statements are true or false. T F a. It was a pro-British political movement. c c b. It was a cultural movement aimed at reviving c c Celtic culture and the Irish language. c. It spread in the 18th century. c c d. It was connected to the political process leading c c to the independence of Ireland. e. One of its members was Nobel Prize winner W.B. Yeats. c c f. James Joyce was also a supporter of this movement. c c 2 In the past the use of first names of Celtic origin was prohibited by British law in Ireland. Circle the names in the list which you think are originally Irish. James Ois n Peter Fergus Brendan John Elizabeth Katherine Erin Deirdre Edward Mary Fionn Nora Fiona Sinéad Jane 3 While baptising their children with English names, as the law decreed, in their day-to-day lives Irish people used Irish versions which suited Gaelic pronunciation. For example, Katherine became Kathleen (or Cathaleen), like the protagonist s daughter in A Mother. Match the English names in the list with their corresponding Irish variants. a. b. c. d. e. f. g. i. Margaret William James Elizabeth Christopher John Mary Philip 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. M ire Felim Eil s Cr ost ir M iréad Seamus Se n Liam 102