We can’t really have any complaints.
When we go around with names like ‘Sadhbh’ and ‘Fionnuadhla’, it would be unfair of us to expect anybody with anything less than a B2 in Leaving Cert Honours Irish to get the spelling spot on.
But even with that in mind, you’d have to say that the staff at Starbucks are going out of their way to mangle Irish names.
One Instagram account, @irishstarbucksnames, is committed to documenting all the Starbucks name-fails, and this Starbucks-ified version of Roisin might be our favourite yet:
Roisin
https://www.instagram.com/p/BE_4d5YEl-a/?taken-by=irishstarbucksnames
Yes, that does just say Virgin. Here are a few more of our favourites:
Aine
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFBMHgREl9O/?taken-by=irishstarbucksnames
Sinead
https://www.instagram.com/p/BFBB4dkEl_y/?taken-by=irishstarbucksnames
Aisling
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEJoNroEl6W/?taken-by=irishstarbucksnames
Conor
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBk1aFmkl_s/?taken-by=irishstarbucksnames
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