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  • 19-04-2013 2:42pm
    #1
    StankyStevie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭


    Please pronounce Darach - is it Dara ? (silent CH)


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  • #2
    jimmii
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,810 ✭✭✭✭jimmii


    StankyStevie wrote: »
    Please pronounce Darach - is it Dara ? (silent CH)

    Yeh silent ch. You might here Darack or something like that the odd time but its not normally said like that.


  • #3
    StankyStevie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭StankyStevie


    jimmii wrote: »
    Yeh silent ch. You might here Darack or something like that the odd time but its not normally said like that.

    Thanks Jimmii you're a star !


  • #4
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Not a Galway County issue, move to Gaeilge (Irish) :)


  • #5
    Rhedyn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 54 ✭✭Rhedyn


    On the contrary, CH, is not silent.

    It has a guttural sound.


  • #6
    An gal gréine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 941 ✭✭✭An gal gréine


    It is silent in the north of the country and gets progressively guttural the further south you go.


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  • #7
    P. Breathnach
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭P. Breathnach


    Rhedyn wrote: »
    On the contrary, CH, is not silent.

    It has a guttural sound.
    To me, guttural suggests a strong throat-clearing noise. The "ch" in Darach is vocalised, but very lightly.


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