Aifric (Middle Irish: Affraic) is an Irish language feminine given name.[1] Affraic is attested as a name borne by women of Gaelic background, between the 8th and 15th centuries.[1][2] Described as "now very rare" in 1923,[1] it has been revived somewhat in Ireland as part of a general increase in the use of Irish-language names.
Notable people
edit- Medieval
- Aifricci, abbess of Kildare, died 743.[1][2]
- Affraic, abbess of Kildare, died 833.[1][2]
- Affraic, daughter of Fergus of Galloway who married Óláfr Guðrøðarson in the 1130s[3]
- Affreca de Courcy, wife of John de Courcy and daughter of Guðrøðr Óláfsson, died in or after 1216.[1]
- Aufrica de Connoght, claimant to Mann and the Isles
- Aiffric, daughter of Briain Ui Raighillaigh and wife of Briain Meg Tigernain, died 1365.[2]
- Aiffric, daughter of Aodh Uí Néill and wife of Henri Aimhreidh Uí Néill, died 1389.[2]
- Aiffric, daughter of Ua Banain and wife of Philip Mag Uidhir, died 1468.[2]
- Aiffric, daughter of Emaínn son of Tomas Mag Uidhir and wife of Cairpre, son of Aedh Ua Neill, died 1479.[2]
- Modern
- Aifric Keogh (b. 1992), Irish Olympic rower, bronze medal coxless four, Tokyo 2021.[4]
- Aifric Mac Aodha (b. 1979), poet and editor of Irish-language journal Comhar, born 1979.[5]
- Aifric Campbell, author.[6]
- Afric McGlinchey, poet, book editor [1], reviewer [2] and critic [3]; winner of the 2010 Hennessy Poetry Award [4]. Lives in West Cork.
Fictional
edit- Aifric - title character of an Irish-language TV series aimed at young teenagers.[7]
- "When Aifric and I put in at that little creek", a poem by Paul Muldoon.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Aifric". Irish names and surnames.
- ^ a b c d e f g O'Brien, Kathleen M. (26 March 2008). "Index of Names in Irish Annals: Affraic". medievalscotland.org. Retrieved 11 August 2012.
- ^ Oram, Richard Duncan (1988), The lordship of Galloway c. 1000 to c. 1250 (PhD thesis), University of St Andrews, pp. 79–80, hdl:10023/2638
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: 'It hasn't sunk in yet' says father of bronze-winning rower".
- ^ "Aifric Mac Aodha". The Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry. Queen's University Belfast. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Singh, Anita (8 March 2012). "Orange Prize for Fiction: ex-City trader on longlist". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ "New Series of TG4 s Aifric In Production". The Irish Film & Television Network. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
- ^ Quinney, Laura (23 October 2003). "In the Studebaker (review of Moy Sand and Gravel by Paul Muldoon)". London Review of Books. 25 (20): 20–21. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
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