Monday, July 8, 2013

Some Pronunciation Help


There are a lot of opportunities to mispronounce Irish place names. Here are  a few I've picked up in conversations with folk in Ireland. I'm sure there are others:

Beara:   (BEAR uh) Two syllables, not three like I'd been pronouncing it since we started planning this trip.  

Castletownbere: (Kassel tuhn bear): "ton", not "town"

Dursey:  (Duhr zee) zee, not see.

1 comment:

  1. Yogi has some great advice for you guys if you get lost - one of his most famous quotes - "If you come to a fork in the road - take it".

    Have a fun and safe trip guys.

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