Surname gaelicised by teacher

[readytogo]

It was not the GAA who translated it that way. He translated it himself. You used to have give your name and address both in Irish and in English on your membership form.

[femmefatale]

It was not the GAA who translated it that way. He translated it himself. You used to have give your name and address both in Irish and in English on your membership form.

Yes, RTG, but some people think any reference to Irish in an Irish school or Irish sport is a major infringement of their human rights.

[uriah]

It was on an attendance certificate, wasn't it? Given that this is a one-off special recognition of the children, maybe the Irish is used to add some formality/poetry to things. Maybe the school thinks Irish should be used, symbolically, on special occasions, e.g. prize-givings.

Btw, my Spanish teacher called us by self-chosen Spanish names in class. I don't have an identity-complex as a result.

That is an entirely different thing.

[uriah]

You could also have told the school in advance not to put an Irish version of your surname on any documents instead of flying off the handle at what seems like a fairly innocent practice with no ill intentions.

Why should a parent need to do this? One would be entitled to assume that the official name of the child as given to the school on enrolment would be only name used - on official documents and for every other purpose.

[uriah]

My guess is your alias is "Bateman" and you're an anti-Irish troll.

And you have come to this conclusion simply because he expects people to call his child by the name his parents have given him?

[sparkey321]

Jaysus, are you another one of the ranters that infest this site?

If you don't want your kid called by an Irish version of his surname, as the teacher probably did in all innocence as part of some vague attempt to promote the Irish language, then tell the school.

Rule number one for dealing with schools: if something is important to you and your kid then tell the school. They're not psychic (psycho maybe).

I agree the correct response is a quite word with the teacher but the attacks from certain posters was uncalled for.

And your assertion that it was his fault for not informing the school to call his child by their given name is also ridiculous. his child was given a name and it would be common courtesy to use it.

As I said if this was done as part of an Irish class then i would have no issue but for it to be used in normal routine school business is a different story.

Also if you go back and read the post I think you will find that it is you who had a rant. A number of hm in fact.

[sparkey321]

You are assuming he is telling the truth. Why?

Because unlike you I don't assume that every poster who happens to have an opinion that is dissimilar to mine is either a troll or or a liar.

[sondagefaux]

Why should a parent need to do this? One would be entitled to assume that the official name of the child as given to the school on enrolment would be only name used - on official documents and for every other purpose.

You'd be entitled to assume that a school wouldn't give dairy products to lactose intolerant children either. But only if the school knew that it was going to be a problem.

Part of the role of schools in any country is to 'push' the official culture, which in Ireland means a certain amount of Irish language use.

If you've lived in Ireland all your life (as I assume the OP has) you'd know this and make allowances for it.

If you've lived in Ireland all your life and you're not aware that schools use Irish at least part of the time then you're not the most alert person in the world.

[Half Nelson]

The 'translations' of many Gaelic surnames into English left a lot to be desired.
Many of the results border on the hilarious and some posters might be put out to learn the origin of their official surnames.

I'll refrain from giving examples at the risk of causing offence.

[sparkey321]

You'd be entitled to assume that a school wouldn't give dairy products to lactose intolerant children either. But only if the school knew that it was going to be a problem.

Part of the role of schools in any country is to 'push' the official culture, which in Ireland means a certain amount of Irish language use.

If you've lived in Ireland all your life (as I assume the OP has) you'd know this and make allowances for it.

If you've lived in Ireland all your life and you're not aware that schools use Irish at least part of the time then you're not the most alert person in the world.

What school did you go to ?

Any of the schools I went to used my given name except in Irish class where the Irish version was sometimes used.