: Forrest, you have to fix this GDed forum. I previewed the
: message, then went back to make corrections, only to
: find my message was lost! I went forward, and it said
: "duplicate submission". I have lost too many
: posts this way…
: I forget most of what I wrote, but I made the point of
: the pronunciation and that I entirely agree with
: Forrest.
: Geoffry Charlton-Perrin pronounces it as follows (with
: "aw" as in "awful"): `kawn -awt
: Emphasis is on the first sylable. Seeing as the
: "ah" to "aw" transition of
: pronunciation is inherrently British, we Americans may
: welcomingly pronounce as Forrest described. Either are
: right, but only these.
Connaught is the correct Irish spelling.
Now to pronounce that its con-UKT.
I presume that's how Connacht is also pronounced since its just an English Spelling for an Irish word like smithereens(Smidiríní) And Kildaer(Kildare) and A Fir'Bolg spelling of an Irish Name ui'Shee (O'Shea)
