Tristopher and Hilary

• In tristitia hilaris, hilaritate tristis: (Latin) “Cheerful in the midst of sadness, sad in the midst of cheerfulness” (Giordano Bruno’s motto) → FW 092.06-11

• Tristan

• Christopher → Christopher St Lawrence was the name of the Earl of Howth in the story; among his fourteen children I presume there was another Christopher, but none of his four surviving sons bore this name; if, as suggested in Francis Elrington Ball's A History of the County Dublin, the encounter with Grace O'Malley took place in 1594, the reigning earl would have been Nicholas St Lawrence (8th Baron Howth, died 1607), and his son and successor was called Christopher! → see It was of a night for further information and external links

• Hillary

• Hill of Howth

• triste: (French) sad

• Hilary: a Christian name derived from Latin hilaris, meaning "cheerful"

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