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04th Apr 2015

Video: Americans try to pronounce Irish names, with inevitable results

Who said Shar-say?

Tony Cuddihy

Caoimhe, as a name, was not built for the American market.

Come-he? Cwayme-hi? Ah here.

Eoghan becomes Yohan, the new nickname for our good Deputy Editor, Mister Doherty.

Mairéad becomes married.

And don’t get us started on Saoirse.

There are all sorts of reasons to feel superior watching these Americans try to pronounce Irish names, but we’re not really sure what they are.

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