Placename Pronunciations

[5 Sams]

my wife (who is from Limerick) pronounces Tyrone as Tie Rone. I corrected her for the first 10 years but have now given up. 

my grandparents generation pronouced Omagh as Omey but I haven't heard that used for a while

And the lesson here is?...

His Grandparents' Grandparents were probably Irish speakers.

[Rossfan]

my wife (who is from Limerick) pronounces Tyrone as Tie Rone. I corrected her for the first 10 years but have now given up. 

my grandparents generation pronouced Omagh as Omey but I haven't heard that used for a while

The Munsters all seem to call it Tie rone.
I often heard a song called "Sweet Omey Town".
Again go back to the Gaeilge - Tír Eoghain and Óghmaigh(SP?)

[5 Sams]

my wife (who is from Limerick) pronounces Tyrone as Tie Rone. I corrected her for the first 10 years but have now given up. 

my grandparents generation pronouced Omagh as Omey but I haven't heard that used for a while

The Munsters all seem to call it Tie rone.
I often heard a song called "Sweet Omey Town".
Again go back to the Gaeilge - Tír Eoghain and Óghmaigh(SP?)

Our southern brethren also pronounce place names such as Ballymena, etc as BALLYmena whereas we say Ballamena.

[Rossfan]

Us Westerners also pronounce our Ballys
Do ye lot not call it Bollomena?

[AZOffaly]

Was there not a big song there when football was invented that pronounced it Tie - Rone? Come On Ty-Rone, Come On Ty-Rone, Ty-Rone. Something like that?

[ONeill]

Jaysus don't be bringing that up.

[AZOffaly]

Well given that's the first anyone down here had heard of ye maybe that's why it's pronounced like that

[ONeill]

We could've picked a better inspiration for a terrace chant than Gary Glitter in hindsight.

[armaghniac]

Have heard Ballyholland pronounced wrongly.

Emphasis on the middle "hole" syllable 

Belvoir is a good one, a French word wrecked by "proper" English pronunciation. Why should it be greatly different from Bellevue?

[Farrandeelin]

Going off topic, but I don't like the way there are anglicised places that have absolutely nothing to do with the Gaelic version at all.

Edgeworthstown - Meathas Troim, I know the GAA team is Mostrim. Manorhamilton - Cluainín another; and not too far from me, Foxford - Béal Easa, although there is a townland Bellass near it. Louisburgh another one - it's Irish version is Cluan Cearbán.

[BennyCake]

Was there not a big song there when football was invented that pronounced it Tie - Rone? Come On Ty-Rone, Come On Ty-Rone, Ty-Rone. Something like that?

Aye, and they were going to bring the Sam Maguire home... But not until 3 of their neighbours had done so first.

[maggie]

Well given that's the first anyone down here had heard of ye maybe that's why it's pronounced like that

Yea whereas people from the county pronounce it minus the y. PGTs speech-its time to take sam to  T'rone

[Hardy]

Going off topic, but I don't like the way there are anglicised places that have absolutely nothing to do with the Gaelic version at all.

Edgeworthstown - Meathas Troim, I know the GAA team is Mostrim. Manorhamilton - Cluainín another; and not too far from me, Foxford - Béal Easa, although there is a townland Bellass near it. Louisburgh another one - it's Irish version is Cluan Cearbán.

My Friend Drumroosk is another one (copyright Flann O'Brien).

[muppet]

Well given that's the first anyone down here had heard of ye maybe that's why it's pronounced like that

Yea whereas people from the county pronounce it minus the y. PGTs speech-its time to take sam to  T'rone

Does he not pronounce it 'Throne'?

[Farrandeelin]

PGT or PTG?