[Namron] Re: Scathach

[Scott Barrett]

Okay, this is how scatter-brained I am.

Scathach is feminine. Very feminine and and fairly legendary.

When CuCuchulainn the Irish champion desired to sharpen his brute 
strength and rage into the polished skills of a master warrior, he 
sailed away to the Isle of Skye, there to train under one of the most 
dangerous women in the world, Scathach. Scathach ran a brutal school 
for hard training with every weapon and every tactic known, and some 
unknown to all but her. She was hard, no-nonsense and unbending in her 
ways, yet gave the Hound some fun 'cause she thought he was cute, as 
did her sister, Aife, who bore CuCuchulainn a son and trained him to 
hate and kill his unknowing father (hints of Arthur and Mordred). 
Scathach was disgusted with her sister, had been for years, and often 
fought with her as she despised Aife's lack of honor and character.

That I forgot that vital aspect of Irish lore is disgraceful, so I 
shall now go clean the litter box with my tongue. No doubt the cats 
will be riveted with silent interest in these proceedings.
"Scathach, wow...that sounds so familiar...huh...well, guess I'll go 
watch Futurama..."

So, Scathach would be Irish Feminine, but I would consider a qualifier 
to add to it. I have a qualifier, not a true surname. If you break down 
my name, finn=fair, acan=agan, the offspring, Dub=duff, dark or black. 
So, I'm the dark son of a fair-haired man. Physical features like hair 
were very commonly used as qualifiers. So, you will see that O' and Mac 
appear in very ancient texts, but only for the individual. Cormac Mac 
Art was Cormac, the son of Art. Art had a different descriptive 
entirely.

Scathach, "of shadow" the warrioress of Skye, neat choice if you decide 
to go for it.

Finnacan Dub (pronounced Finnegan Duff)