Loughlinstown

JJJJNR · 01-09-2015 05:46PM

Fav place name - Crested Butte, Colorado.

Pronounced crested beaut.

Richard Hillman · 01-09-2015 05:59PM

There is a Loughlinstown and a Laughanstown. Both in close proximity of each other but pronounced differently.

The locals of Loughlinstown would pronounce it "Lockilins-towwin". Usually followed by "Are you a garda?"

Paramite Pie · 01-09-2015 06:01PM

Down in Galway we have Lough Atalia which is another misleading transliteration. Anyone want to guess?:D

LordSutch wrote: »

Kil-ma-chanic

All tne locals I know say Kill-ma-canogue, which they sometimes abbreviate to Kilmac.

Where does the 'ic' sound come from?

The 'ogue' part is clearly derived from 'Óg' so that'd be the logical answer. Since English has more than one possible sound for 'ogue', it's misleading.

My name is URL · 01-09-2015 06:06PM

Paramite Pie wrote: »

Down in Galway we have Lough Atalia which is another misleading transliteration. Anyone want to guess?:D

Salt Lake?

Paramite Pie · 01-09-2015 06:12PM

My name is URL wrote: »

Salt Lake?

Yup but some out of towners try to pronounce it Atalia like italia (A-tal-ee-a) rather an (A-tall-ya). They're usually quite confused when corrected.

01-09-2015 07:06PM

I was asked by two fanny-pack (bun bags to you and I) wearing Americans how to get to Doonlay-Go-Hara. They meant Dun Laoghaire. I couldn't blame them on that though, must be tough for outsiders, and that's without including non English speakers.

I love hearing Polish or Indian people or whoever saying things like Tallaght in a real Dub accent!

theteal · 01-09-2015 07:15PM

I was talking to a 2nd or 3rd generation Irish English lad in work a few weeks ago. Coughlan was his name, he pronounced it "Cofflan".

How do you tell a bloke he says his own name incorrectly?

LordSutch · 01-09-2015 07:22PM

Paramite Pie wrote: »

Where does the 'ic' sound come from?

The 'ogue' part is clearly derived from 'Óg' so that'd be the logical answer. Since English has more than one possible sound for 'ogue', it's misleading.

That 'ic' sound came from poster ThisRegard, admittedly I do hear it occassionally.

MonsterEvan is another one! meaning (Monasterevin).

01-09-2015 07:33PM

I remember a german erasmus student telling me about the great time she had at these ancient ruins called Glendaluff and she couldnt believe I'd never heard of the place.

But while we might get a good sneerin' laugh out of tourists over here, try asking for directions in Poland :pac:

demanufactured · 01-09-2015 08:02PM

GerardMUN wrote: »

Loflinstown

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Peregrine · 02-09-2015 06:00AM

Eh, how do you pronounce Kimmage?

The bus driver just looked at me as if I had two heads.

02-09-2015 07:08AM

Kimmage.

I had a few classes on at the Augnier Street DIT campus a while back. New to Dublin, I had no idea how to pronounce it. Asking for directions, I pronounced it as it's written - Aug-neer street. The number of people that looked at me sideways was hilarious.

How is anyone supposed to know that it's pronounced Ange-eer?!?

ThisRegard · 02-09-2015 07:47AM

LordSutch wrote: »

That 'ic' sound came from poster ThisRegard, admittedly I do hear it occassionally.

LOL, I'm not taking the blame on that ! First time I ever heard of the place it was pronounced that way, and most people I hear pronounce it that way. I thought it was just one of those oddities that was pronounced differently than you'd expect for reasons I wasn't privy it. It would be interesting to see it applied to Bawnogue in Clondalkin though.

Leighlinbridge is another that people have to think about.

ThisRegard · 02-09-2015 07:49AM

Deleted User wrote: »

I had a few classes on at the Augnier Street DIT campus a while back. New to Dublin, I had no idea how to pronounce it. Asking for directions, I pronounced it as it's written - Aug-neer street. The number of people that looked at me sideways was hilarious.

How is anyone supposed to know that it's pronounced Ange-eer?!?

Eh, because it's spelled Aungier Street ?

Wailin · 02-09-2015 08:58AM

Should hear the yanks trying to pronounce Youghal :pac:

Peregrine · 02-09-2015 09:05AM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Kimmage.

I had a few classes on at the Augnier Street DIT campus a while back. New to Dublin, I had no idea how to pronounce it. Asking for directions, I pronounced it as it's written - Aug-neer street. The number of people that looked at me sideways was hilarious.

How is anyone supposed to know that it's pronounced Ange-eer?!?

It's Aungier Street. It's meant to be pronounced in French. Aun-gier.

But most people pronounce it 'ainjeer'.

Fratton Fred · 02-09-2015 10:14AM

The pronunciation depends on which side of church road you live.

One side pronounce it Locklinstown, the other pronounce it Kill-eye-nee

Supercell · 02-09-2015 10:24AM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

The pronunciation depends on which side of church road you live.

One side pronounce it Locklinstown, the other pronounce it Kill-eye-nee

The previous owner of my house described it as being in Killiney

We still get our Electric bills addressed to Killiney, our TV License says we are in Ballybrack and google says Loughlinstown is in Glenageary...
This what happens when you live in a country without a proper postal code system (or one that's totally ignored)

Boom_Bap · 02-09-2015 11:12AM

Just remember that me and a group of friends had a discussion recently on two names.
Beaumont. Should be pronounced Beau Mónt, but everyone says Bomount.

Elm Mount. 2 distinct words. But pronounced as one word by all as Elimount.

Loughlinstown

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