Hello there everyone,

I would be most thankful if someone could translate the following for me:

Happy birthday Miadhachlughain!!! Have a great day! Can't wait until Friday!!

Many thanks,
Ciara McLoughlin

Breithlá sona duit Miadhachlughain!!! Bíodh lá iontach agat! Tá mé ag tnúth go mór leis an Aoine!! Wait for more.

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Go raibh maith agat Saoirse!!

Ciara x

Assuming Miadhachlughain is a name, you'll need a comma after duit and a vocative particle a before the name even if the name itself isn't lenited because it is foreign, as follows:

Breithlá sona duit, a Miadhachlughain !

Breithlá can also be lá breithe. I think native speakers prefer the two words over the prefix, but in any case "birthdays" are a relatively new concept.

Go maire tú an lá ! is another way to say "Have a great day !".

I think ag tnúth leis an Aoine strictly means "looking forward to Fridays/(every) Friday" but I am not sure how you fit Dé hAoine together with le. Is it possible to say "ag tnúth le Dé hAoine"?

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Thank you sooooooooo much Breandán!!! All of your help is really appreciated!!

Ciara

Ohhhh Breandán, sorry for bothering you. But Miadhachlughain is an Irish name, does this change anything?

Thanks again,

Ciara

If it is a given name or nickname, it will need to be lenited, i.e, a Mhiadhachlughain.

If it is a family name/surname, then it is incomplete. Is it meant to be an old form of McLoughlin or something?

I think the modern form of "McLoughlin" is Mac Lochlainn. Now, when talking about someone called Mac Lochlainn you can use a noun form an Lochlannach (in this case it reverts to the noun Mac Lochlainn is derived from, i.e., Lochlannach is a "Scandinavian; Norseman".)

The family name of someone called "McLoughlin" changes depending on their gender and marital status (but only if female ):

Mac Lochlainn (male = "Mr McLoughlin")
Nic Lochlainn (female, unmarried/maiden name = "Miss McLoughlin")
Bean Mhic Lochlainn (female, married to Mr McLoughlin = "Mrs McLoughlin")

To address them:

A Lochlannaigh† "Mr McLoughlin" (vocative)
A Iníon Mhic Lochlainn "Miss McLoughlin" (vocative)
A Bhean Mhic Lochlainn "Mrs McLoughlin" (vocative)

(Corrections welcome.)

†Question for other translators: If the name were one with Ó such as Ó Lochlainn (Loughlin), then there is another form A Mhac Uí Lochlainn for addressing him, but what happens when the name starts with Mac? A Mhac Mhic Lochlainn? or simply A Mhac Lochlainn?

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

According to an article I have on name declensions, it would be the former. The three basic forms it gives are these:
O'Brien: Mac Uí Bhríain > A Mhac Uí Bhríain
McWard: Mac Mhic an Bhaird > A Mhac Mhic an Bhaird
Walsh: Mac an Bhreatnaigh > A Mhac an Bhreatnaigh

It also points out that, in this naming structure, some Mac names convert to the form of "O" names (it doesn't explain why):
McSweeney: Mac Uí Shuibhne > A Mhac Uí Shuibhne

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

le Dé hAoine, I think, is OK.

Thanks, a Chaoimhín agus a Gumbi.

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).