Irish kinship is a system of kinship terminology (descended from the original Celtic practices) which shows a bifurcate collateral pattern. This system is used by a minority of people living in the Gaeltacht regions of Ireland. Irish kinship terminology varies from English kinship as it focuses on gender and generation,[1] with less emphasis on differentiating lineal vs. collateral.[2]
Irish kinship is limited to a small number of words of Gaelic origin used in identifying relatives:[3]
Máthair ('mother')
Athair ('father')
Mac ('son')
Iníon ('daughter')
Deartháir ('brother')
Deirfiúr ('sister')
Aintín ('aunt')
Uncail ('uncle')
Nia ('nephew')
Neacht ('niece')
Seanmháthair ('grandmother')
Seanathair ('grandfather')
Garmhac ('grandson')
Gariníon ('granddaughter')
Col Ceathar ('cousin')
Use of terminologyedit
A majority of the terms used in the kinship system are similar to the English kinship system, but the terms for aunt, uncle, nephew, niece and cousin have a far vaguer and different use. These terms, however, vary in degree of use as this system is largely confined to the Gaeltacht regions, and hence not widely used among other members of Irish society.[4] The system has, however, been previously taught in primary schools around the country, including in non-Gaeltacht areas.
Aintin and Uncail, Nia and Neachtedit
Aintin is the word for "aunt" and uncail for "uncle" but in the Irish kinship system aunt and uncle have a wider definition; in common kinship an aunt or uncle is the sister or brother of either the mother or the father. However, in Irish kinship, Aintin and Uncail are used for not only the siblings of the parents, but as well for any relative whose age is of a great distance from the child. This effectively means the cousin of a parent is called an aunt or uncle, while those who are aged or in their senior years (aunts or uncles of a parent, or cousins of a grandparent) are termed Seanaintin and Seanuncail (great aunt and great uncle). Using this system, the children of cousins in a person’s own generation (however distant) are called nephews and nieces, using the terms Nia and Neacht.[5] Grandchildren of brothers, sisters or cousins of the same generation are termed Garnia (great-nephew) or Garneacht (great-niece).
Col Gaoltaedit
Col Gaolta is a word for cousin; in the Irish kinship system, this word is used for all relatives in one's generation or those near your age, except in the case of a brother or a sister. The word actually means related by blood.[6]
Mo Mhuintiredit
Mo Mhuintir, being Irish for My People, is a vague term used for relatives people believe they are related to, but do not have enough information to determine how.[2]
Referencesedit
^Kelly, Fergus (1988). A guide to early Irish law–Volume 3 of Early Irish law series (Reprint, Digitized. ed.). the University of Michigan: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. ISBN0-901282-95-2. Retrieved Oct 24, 2008.
^ ab"Countries and Their Cultures–Gaels (Irish) Kinship". EveryCulture.com. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
^"Gaeltacht Mary proud to represent her heritage". Donegal Democrat. July 2, 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2012.[permanent dead link]
^Chadwick, Nora (1998). The Celts (Second ed.). Penguin History (Non-Classics). ISBN0-14-025074-3.
^Green, Miranda J. (1996). The Celtic World "Politics and Status – Timothy Champion". Psychology Press. pp. 85–94. ISBN0-415-14627-5. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
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