Lough Neagh

[Oleanda]

How do you pronounce Lough Neagh?

[mazie]

here you go

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lough_Neagh

[Astonvanilla]

Lok Nay

[Oleanda]

Thank you.

[Quizmonster]

LoK nay?! The x in Wikipedia's pronunciation guide from the link above is pronounced like the ch in Scottish loch or the German composer's name, Johann Sebastian Bach. Neither is a k-sound.

[Astonvanilla]

I suppose it depends on where you live and how you pronounce your words, Lok is used a lot in Northern Ireland, Loch,as well, being old Irish for lake

[Quizmonster]

Well, of course, Aston, people MISpronounce things in their own way based on geography, but Chambers Dictionary's pronunciation-guide for the word is lohh...ie the ch sound I already outlined...and The Oxford English Dictionary uses the same x-form as does Wikipedia. Assuming Oleanda wants the RIGHT pronunciation, the x/ch one is it. Cheers

[Popsiq]

You'll have to go to Ulster if you want to say it the way Ulstermen do. There's a basic nasality and a flourish on the "-ay".

They'll know what you're saying, but they'll know your not from Norn Iron ;-)