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How do you pronounce "Dún Laoghaire"

Defiler Of The Coffin · 2012-01-09 12:40:27

I always pronounce it like "Dun Leery". I have heard it pronounced as "Dun Leera" before. Am I making a fool out of myself?

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I always pronounce it like "Dun Leery". I have heard it pronounced as "Dun Leera" before.

Am I making a fool out of myself?

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#2 09-01-2012 01:41PM

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Doon lair- ah

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#3 09-01-2012 01:41PM

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dunne leary

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#4 09-01-2012 01:42PM

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done-lee-ree

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#5 09-01-2012 01:47PM

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the English pronunciation would be dunne-leary, but the Irish pronunciation would be more like doon-leera

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I was working out in Swords and a Yank came up to me asking if I knew the way to DoonLay-Go-Hara!!! No I know where they meant!

To be fair, it must be a nightmare for anyone not from these shores to pronounce some of our towns.

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#7 17-01-2012 04:47PM

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Omackeral wrote: »

To be fair, it must be a nightmare for anyone not from these shores to pronounce some of our towns.

I think it's about the same for them as it is for us to go abroad. At least ours are not in Cyrillic !

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#8 17-01-2012 04:57PM

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A German friend of mine when talking about Swords doesn't silence the w

I've heard Dun Laoghaire called all sorts but Dun Loch-Air is my favourite pronunciation.

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#9 17-01-2012 05:06PM

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Kingstown

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