Sir, – If Pilita Clarke is troubled by mispronunciations of her first name (“The perils of mangling a name”, December 18th), she should thank the saints she is not a Caoimhe, Saoirse, Niamh, Aoife, Síle, Sinéad or Siobhán. – Yours, etc,
Dr JOHN DOHERTY,
Co Dhún na nGall.