Sir, – An addition to Oisin Kiernan's list of Irish conundrums (July 8th) is that Irish people and visitors alike will be all at sea on hearing that the Naval Service's new ships, which are usually referred to by the pronoun "she", are to be called the LE Samuel Beckett and LE James Joyce (Breaking News, July 11th). – Yours, etc,
MICHELE SAVAGE,
Glendale Park,
Dublin 12.