Question about name formatting for Irish-speaking ancestors

Question

I have a branch of my family who lived in the Gaeltacht and spoke Irish as their first language. Hence, they had Irish and English names. For example, I have an uncle, Dónal Ó Deasmhumhnaigh, who also had the English name "Daniel Desmond." I've been formatting names in this branch this way-

First Name at Birth: Dónal

Preferred First Name: Daniel

LNAB: Ó Deasmhumhnaigh

Current/Married Last Name: Desmond

And female Irish surnames work a bit differently, so this is what I did for his wife, Nóra Ní Bhriain (Honora O'Brien):

First Name at Birth: Nóra

Preferred First Name: Honora

LNAB: Ní Bhriain

Current/Married Last Name: O'Brien

Other Last Names: Desmond

Was just wondering if this was the proper way to enter these names - or if anyone has established a standard practice for Irish/English names? Thanks!

Answer 1

Generally names on Wikitree use the anglicised form as the bulk of the historical records are in English (or Latin versions of) due to the 800 years occupation of Ireland.

Where however it is possible to show that the original Irish name was used by that person in daily life then the use of the Irish version as a LNAB is acceptable provided the English equivalent is also given in the 'nicknames' field.

As an example, a person living in the Gaeltacht may have an English birth record however if the census of 1901/1911 shows that the family exclusively spoke only Irish then certainly the Irish name could be used.

ETA: Just in case anyone is interested. Irish Surnames of Females

ETA: Typos