Four of the six Irish Naval Service ships under discussion are named for writers, while the other two carry names of women from Irish mythology. Those mythological figures also belong to Ireland's oral and poetic historical tradition. The same exchange reiterates that one ship was out of service because the service lacked enough personnel, with the hull retained for a return when crewing allowed. Naming and readiness appear together as different expressions of a small navy's identity and constraints.
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Irish Naval Service names and personnel constraints
An opening clarification links Irish Naval Service naming traditions to the personnel shortage keeping one patrol ship out of service.