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Padruig is a very early versoin of the name Patrick.   I have always 
liked that name.   The time period and location I chose for my 
"persona", if you will, is mid 13th century (app 1242), highland 
Scotland.   I've always liked scotland, for some reason.   Don't really 
know why.   Perhaps the fierce independant nature of the early scots?  
I think this is one reason I am a big fan of Patrick Stewart  ;-)

Anyway, The Irish gaelic version of Patrick is Padruig.   There was 
contact between Ireland and Scotland at the time, so names also crossed 
borders, making it a period name.  It is pronounced similar to pad- 
dregg, with a rolled "R", and emphasis on the 2nd syllable.

The McTavish, while a bit later in period, comes from a favorite joke.  
it follows...

Sandy McTavish was walking the Macy's basement sale when, before his 
eyes on the sale table, was a bolt of the McTavish tartan! He'd been in 
New York for about six years and his kilt showed it, so the need was 
there, the price was right and he approached the sales clerk (you'll 
have to supply your own Scottish burr).
"Lassie, Ey'd like a yayrd an a haf o' the McTavish tartin"
"Beg your pardon sir?"
"Yaryrd an a haf o' the McTavish tartin, I'm needin' a new kilt"
"I'm sorry sir, you'll have to show me the material you mean"
So he walked her over to the sale table and showed her what he wanted.
"Sorry sir, that plaid only comes in three yard lengths"
"Ya dunna understand lassie, I dunna need three yayrds, I need a yayrd 
an a haf"
"I'm sorry sir, you don't understand, that plaid comes in three yard 
lengths, why not take a yard and a half, make your kilt, and take the 
other yard and a half and make a scarf for your girl friend?"
It was clear that Sandy needed a new kilt and that he was going to have 
to buy three yards if he was going to get the McTavish tartan...
"All ryut, I'll buy the thrree yayrds!"
He did and went home, made a new kilt and a scarf for his girl friend. 
He was so pleased with his new kilt that he decided he'd go over and 
show it to her and let the scarf be a surprise. As he was running over 
to her house he forgot that the pattern he'd used was over six years 
old and he'd lost some forty pounds in the mean time (two stone?). As a 
result, the new kilt slipped down off his waist, over his hips and was 
gone. He got to her door and knocked.
She saw him in the window and opened the door and as she did, he threw 
open his coat and said:
"Well! How dee ya lyke et?"
She looked and thought a moment and replied, "I guess I like it just 
fine."
"Aye Lass, and there's another one n'a'half yards ye'll be gettin for 
Christmas!"


Have a nice day

Ray


-----Original Message-----
From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Wed, 8 Oct 2008 2:30 pm
Subject: Re: [Homestead] What if OBama



I'm guessing this is a Renaissance Festival function, but tell anyway; 
I'm
interested in hearing about the name ...bobf


--- On Wed, 10/8/08, rayzentz AT aim.com <rayzentz AT aim.com> wrote:

> From: rayzentz AT aim.com <rayzentz AT aim.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] What if OBama
> To: bobford79 AT yahoo.com, homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, October 8, 2008, 1:40 PM
> I never said I wasn't part of one.  Afteall, I talk to
> you, don't I?
> ;-)
>
>   And, I am very willing to talk about my subculture..., to
> anyone.   I
> can even tell you why I specifically chose that name.
> Again my issue
> isn't so much the name, but the "why?"
>
> Ray
>
>
> ****** Padruig?  and you are talking about other people
> using weird
> names being
> part of a sub-culture <G> ?
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org



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