Colm O'Regan: 'The Unas of this world will never have a storm named after them'

The Roman Patrick is a familiar blow-in, but Gerard - Gerdo in Cork - feels native, but it’s actually Norman.

The nice thing about storm names is that they get you thinking and looking things up

Well, I, for one, am happy for the Fionnualas. A great name taken for granted. And now it will be a storm sometime this winter.

Fionnuala was the eldest sister of the Children of Lir. The one who did all the emotional labour. C-of-L locations should see a boom after this. Lough Derravaragh in Westmeath, the Sea of Moyle between Ireland and Scotland and Inis Glora off the Mayo Coast. If there is a storm Fionnuala ,though, it’s best not to go looking for enchanted swans.