Hi LVers,
I'm working up to doing a solo recording of George Lillie Craik's Compendious History of English Literature and of the English Language, and one of the first sections I'll be recording is a survey of early Celtic literature in the British Isles. There are a number of unfamiliar (to me, at least) Welsh and Irish names in this section, and I thought I'd ask if anyone here has any insight into pronouncing them.
Irish:
1. Cormac MacCulinan (who appears in Wikipedia as Cormac mac Cuilennáin), a 9th-century bishop. This appears straightforward, but I don't want to make assumptions.
2. Tigernach Ua Braín, an 11th-century abbot
3. Máeldub, a 7th-century abbot
4. Adomnán of Iona, a 7th-century abbot
Welsh:
1. Howel Dha (Hywel Dha in its modern spelling), a 10th-century king
2. Aneurin (Aneirin in its modern spelling), a 6th-century poet
3. Taliesin, a 6th-century poet
4. Llywarch Hen, a 6th-century poet
5. Merdhin (aka Merlin), a 6th-century poet
6. Aneurin Owen, a 19th-century scholar
If anyone can help me out with these, I'd be grateful.