Sir, - According to The Irish Times recently, Sarah is now one of the most popular names given to new born girls in Ireland. Parents and teachers might be interested in hearing what Professor Donnchadh O Corrain (co author of Gaelic Personal Names, Academy Press, 1981) said when I asked him about the preferred Irish for Sarah. Rather than Sorcha, he argued that it should be Saorla. The Irish Saorla (or Saorlaith) has the same origins as the Hebrew origins of Sarah, namely, a noble princess (saorfhlaith>Saorla). - Mise le meas,
10 Cuirt Wilton,
Corcaigh.