Irish boy names?

[IHate]

What are your favourites, please? Would like something slightly unusual (not ‘yoonique’, just not super common). No fadas or anglicisations (nothing with a K, for example).

Please let me know some that you like.

Except it’s not pronounced ‘Tag’, or anything like it.

It’s definitely not pronounced Tag.

Iarlaith

And not spelt Tadgh, if spelt correctly it's Tadhg.

Cian
Cillian
Lorcan
Cathal
Brendan
Conor
Eoin
Daragh
Liam

.... lots to choose from that fit your requirements.

Caolan

Cathal is nice but maybe hard to pronounce for non Irish? Cian? Eoin?

Colm can be pronounced Colim or Culum. I prefer Culum!

Donnacha

Pronounced tieg like tied with a g
irish for Tim
and sorry I actually hate that name every second child born in Ireland has been named it the past few years 🙈
also detest caoimhinn -irsh for kevin
Diarmuid is a nice irsh name I think aswell as peader Cillian and ruari

I love Sean. love the spelling of it.
It probably doesn't come across as Irish enough these days though 🤔

Cuan
Poraic

Oisin should have a fada but I can’t find it on my keyboard. It’s a middle name for my DS and he hates it, has always refused to use it (we don’t live in Ireland). I like Lorcan (little fierce one).

I love Fergal (probably a dreadful anglicised spelling there so happy to be corrected!)

Is Torin Irish? I’ve never heard of it 🤔

Fiach
Eoin
Darragh
Oscar
Cormac

Agree Oisín has a fada so doesn't meet your requirements.

Ruairí also has a fada OP.

Naoise (Nee-sheh)? Though it’s used for girls now too.
I like Lochlann and Donncha, but the ch won’t get said right in London.
Conall is another fada-less one. It’s said to rhyme with tunnel where I am in Ireland but more like Connell further north (I think).

Do you mean Pádraig?

Rian (Ree-un) doesn’t need a fada and traditionally didn’t have one (although many seem to add it now?)

can be also padraic

Pádraic also has a fada, although it can get left out a lot. Same with Sean, which is really Seán.

Yes, but absolutely not Poraic - what an abomination 😩

Sorry yes 😅

I have seen it spelled without the D, as Pauraic, but it's much less common in my world (think I only know 1 in person).