Curly Sue wrote:
>
> On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 16:53:15 -0700, kalanamak >
> wrote:
>
> >Curly Sue wrote:
> >
> >> Cuchulain was his first name (perhaps Libby was his last name?)..
> >> Irish, apparently rare, from mythology. "Cuchulain the Hound of
> >> Ulster"
> >>
> >And how might it be pronounced?
>
> From:
> http://www.isle-of-skye.org.uk/celti...ia/celt_c6.htm
> koo chul-inn or koo hoo lin
>
> At least that pronounciation comes close to the spelling. Other
> Gaelic names: Siobhan or Eithne (Enya) are too far away to make a
> reasonable guess.
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

But both those names are pronounced according to their *Irish* spelling.
In Ireland I heard Siobhan pronounced 'shi-vawn'.