Friday 16 September 2011

An interesting feature of Kilkenny Irish

In Kilkenny Irish, a slender r, i.e /r'/ in Lárchanúint na Gaeilge was pronounced ʒ (Click to hear it!).


Ocasionally however it was pronounced as a slender s! (Click to hear)


A similar sound is to be found today in the Irish of Ceathrú Thaidhg in Mayo.

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