"Hurry up, Niall."

Translation: Greas ort, a Nèill.

[AmandaNicAGhobh]

Except that they're teaching us the Gaelic spelling of the vocative case - so not really a case of 'anything goes'.

[hpdmasseys]

There are many ways to spell Neil, and using the original must be as good as any.

[JanHurst3]

Why is it "a Neill" here, but earlier I saw "Greas ort, Fhionnlaigh" with no "a"??

[PatriciaJH]

Because Fhionnlaigh begins with a vowel sound since "Fh" is silent. So you don't use the initial a.

[Lynne115582]

Too clever for me all this slenderising and stuff. I'll just have to go with the flow. As long as i can speak it and read it i will be cho toilichte