Luck o' the Irish

Nancy J Price

Boys

1. Jack
2. Sean
3. Adam
4. Conor
5. James
6. Daniel
7. Cian
8. Michael
9. David
10. Luke

Girls

1. Sarah
2. Aoife
3. Ciara
4. Emma
5. Chloe
6. Amy
7. Katie
8. Niamh
9. Sophie
10. Lauren

(If you're wondering how on Earth to pronounce Aoife, try Ee'-fa, which is the Gaelic version of Eve/Eva.)

For more names like these, pick up Celtic Names for Children by Loreto Todd (O'Brien Press) or O'Baby: The Irish Baby Name Book by Geoffrey Johnson.

Our source: The Central Statistics Office in Cork, Ireland.