Irish Clan Names- how do you pronounce that?




OhArrachtain, OhLongadail,  hOireachtaigh, HARRINGTON



If you need assistance with your Gaelic pronunciation of the original version of your Harrington surname, go to 

abair.ie

LINK

Select English so you can read the instructions, type in the clan name e.g.

O'hlongardail

Press "Say it"

I wish you luck in trying to reproduce the pronunciation. 

At least you will know how it it is supposed to sound!





Leave a Comment or send me an Email telling me how you got on with your pronunciation.

hingerty@one-name.org




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