Talk:Éamon Ó Cuív
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[edit] Pro-British Commonwealth speech in Dáil Éireann.
Does anyone know that Éamon Ó Cuív gave a speech in Dáil Éireann in 1997 that called for Ireland to rejoin the British Commonwealth? If anyone can find the text of this speech, which raised more than a few eyebrows, it would be of interest to a lot of people. (Aidan Work 01:56, 18 November 2005 (UTC))
[edit] I've added a profile.
I have added a profile. See 'External Link.' at the bottom of the article. - (Aidan Work 02:59, 14 December 2005 (UTC))
[edit] Irish surname?
Is his surname "officially" in Irish - because there is no letter 'v' in the Gaelic alphabet. Bastun 00:02, 23 February 2006 (UTC)
Yes, it is. His father was the one and only Brian Ó Cuív, and his grandfather was John Ó Cuív,a Cork journalist. It was the latter who, in the early 20th century, changed the spelling from Ó Caoimh to Ó Cuív because he favoured a more simplified spelling system. This is according to Diarmaid Breathnach writing in a letter to The Irish Times in the past 18 months. Although personally I remember reading a satirical magazine years ago called The Phoenix magazine. The writer there pointed out that on the ballot paper in Conamara he is down as 'Cuív, Éamon', with the 'Ó' dropped. (statistically, the nearer your surname is to the letter 'A' on the alphabetical listing that is the ballot paper, the higher is your chance of being elected). El Gringo 22:12, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
