Pronunciation of Ireland's counties?

Question

Could someone please give me the correct pronunciation for these counties:

Laois

Offaly

Cavan

Louth

Monaghan

Galway (is it GAL-way or GAWL-way?)

Donegal

Leitrim

Armagh

Fermanagh

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Also, please show were the stress in the name is, like this:

Dublin = DUB-lin

Thank you! I love Ireland SO much... I want to get these right! :)

Answer 1

laois =  leash

offaly = awfully

cavan = kav-un

louth = just like it sounds, but the 'th' is like you pronounce 'the'

monaghan= mon-uh-han

galway = gawl-way

donegal = don-i-gawl

leitrim =lee-trim

armagh = ar-ma

fermanagh =fermanna

the link below will actually allow you to hear the word pronounced when you type it into the search area (at top next to the word medical) - it will give you info. on the word, show you the pronunciation and has a symbol to click to hear it.  pretty awesome

Answer 2

Laois= Leash(LIKE A DOG LEASH)

Offaly= Exactly how its spelt

Cavan= Ka-vin

Louth= Loud

Monaghan= Mona-han

Galway= Gawlway

Donegal= Duni- gawl

Leitrim= Lee-Trim

Armagh=  Ar- Ma

Fermanagh= Fair Mana

Something like that. These are all English translations of the original Irish names so Irish people often pronounce them similarly to the Irish forms.

Answer 3

LEE-shhh [like a dog's leash]

off-ALLEY

cah [like "cat, w/out the "t"] - vih-n [like in calVIN klein!]

L- OWWW [sound you make when you hurt yourself!] -thuh

Mon [like c'mon, w/out the "c"]- AAHH- han [like "hand, w/out the "d"

GALL [like "gallstones"!]- way

Dun ["done"] -EEEE- gall [again, like "gallstones"]

LEE-trim [as in a little hair cut]

AAARGGHH [like a pirate!]- maaa [like a sheep's "baa"]

fur- MAAA- NAAA

Answer 4

people with different accents, even within Ireland pronounce them differently. Dublin , with the heavy u sound, is typical Dublin accent.

So in a Dublin accent

Laois= leesh

Offaly= of-ally

Louth= louth

monaghan=

mon-ah=han

Galway=gawl=way

Donegal=dun-ee-gaal

Leitrim= lee-trim

Armagh=arr-maa

Fermanagh= fir-man-ah

don't worry about it too much, just know the gh is pronounced ah

Answer 5

Laois is pronounced  as LEE-sch.

Offaly as Offle-LEE.

Cavan as CAA Van.

Louth as  Loud the

monaghan as Mon a Han.

Galway as Gaul way

If you research the difference in irish vowel sounds. Say words fast  Mon a han is all one word quickly. Soft A`s are used in the language, remember "e" is pronounced as "a"

and "a" is pronounced as agh.

Its a different pronounciation and language usage  than the english language.

Irish has no Z,K, J,Q V in it`s alphabet so we have to find a way to make these sounds by putting letters together.

The Englis versions of place names is a phonetical translation.