While some are worth an honest guess, others have us wondering how on earth they came to sound like that
So it is no shock that a number of local street and place names don't resemble the way it is meant to be pronounced, catching out locals and tourists alike.
...Clogher The trick in pronouncing this Tyrone town is to say 'Clauw-er', with a soft, breathy 'auw' sound . Lisnaskea 'Liz-na-ski' - although some older people in Fermanagh might pronounce the last part with a sound closer to 'skay'.Armagh Americans have been known to jumble it up into a sound closer to 'Urma'. For those who don't know, it's 'Ar-ma'.
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