Placename Pronunciations

Farrandeelin · October 21, 2015, 07:36:52 PM

Quote from: muppet on October 21, 2015, 04:56:36 PM
Charlestown - Some locals pronounces it Char - less - town.
Bonniconlon - Bunny - conlon
Currane - Cur - awn
Croke Patrick - Cro' Patrick
Aghleam - Ach - Léim as in the Irish version

Sure it's how I pronounce them...

Some people pronounce Swinford as 'Swinsford'.

maggie · October 21, 2015, 08:00:00 PM

Is it 'the moy' or moy?

BennyCake · October 21, 2015, 08:02:37 PM

Quote from: maggie on October 21, 2015, 08:00:00 PM
Is it 'the moy' or moy?

Never heard it called anything but The Moy.

Maguire01 · October 21, 2015, 08:17:22 PM

Quote from: Pub Bore on October 21, 2015, 06:17:54 PM
Ballymena...often pronounced Black Hole

Or Ballamena. Hi.

Tubberman · October 21, 2015, 08:34:25 PM

Quote from: muppet on October 21, 2015, 04:56:36 PM
Charlestown - Some locals pronounces it Char - less - town.
Bonniconlon - Bunny - conlon
Currane - Cur - awn
Croke Patrick - Cro' Patrick
Aghleam - Ach - Léim as in the Irish version

But it's Croagh Patrick, not Croke.

muppet · October 21, 2015, 08:36:19 PM

Quote from: Tubberman on October 21, 2015, 08:34:25 PM
Quote from: muppet on October 21, 2015, 04:56:36 PM
Charlestown - Some locals pronounces it Char - less - town.
Bonniconlon - Bunny - conlon
Currane - Cur - awn
Croke Patrick - Cro' Patrick
Aghleam - Ach - Léim as in the Irish version

But it's Croagh Patrick, not Croke.

You are right. Football on the brain (or brian if I let auto-correct do its thing).

Orior · October 21, 2015, 08:43:20 PM

Why is Toome called Toomebridge?

ThroughTheLaces · October 21, 2015, 09:27:05 PM

Moneyneany in Derry pronounced Moneyneena.

Fear Bun Na Sceilpe · October 21, 2015, 10:00:50 PM

Quote from: Orior on October 21, 2015, 08:43:20 PM
Why is Toome called Toomebridge?

Because there is a bridge there

Farrandeelin · October 21, 2015, 10:13:27 PM

For a long time I pronounced Edinburgh the same way as Louisburgh...

muppet · October 21, 2015, 10:48:49 PM

Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 21, 2015, 10:13:27 PM
For a long time I pronounced Edinburgh the same way as Louisburgh...

??

So in a quiz if you were asked:

Where is Murrayfield?

You would say: Louisburgh!

Orior · October 21, 2015, 10:50:59 PM

Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on October 21, 2015, 10:00:50 PM
Quote from: Orior on October 21, 2015, 08:43:20 PM
Why is Toome called Toomebridge?

Because there is a bridge there

Ah okay. What about Drogheda - can I call it Drogheda Bridges?

Rossfan · October 21, 2015, 11:13:52 PM

Quote from: Orior on October 21, 2015, 10:50:59 PM
Quote from: Fear Bun Na Sceilpe on October 21, 2015, 10:00:50 PM
Quote from: Orior on October 21, 2015, 08:43:20 PM
Why is Toome called Toomebridge?

Because there is a bridge there

Ah okay. What about Drogheda - can I call it Drogheda Bridges?

Droghed is bastardised droichead so no need to add bridges

omaghjoe · October 22, 2015, 07:44:32 AM

Quote from: ONeill on October 20, 2015, 09:58:33 PM
Gortin - are there many other tin=chin

Probably 290.

Gortin parish has no shortage of flamboyant townland names.. here is selection of some of favourites

Altacamcosy - alta-cam-cusey
Alwories - al-wurys
Carnaransey - car-nan-ran-sey
Binnafreaghan ben-na-frei-han
Aghnamirigan ach-na-merg-in

take_yer_points · October 22, 2015, 10:00:17 AM

Had an American friend over a few years back for a wedding in Fintona (Fint-na to me, Fin-tone-a to him - as in Daytona)