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Taoiseach Enda Kenny, Tanaiste Eamonn Gilmore, President Michael D. Higgins
The current office holders of Ireland could very well be considered famous. The president since November 11, 2011 is Michael D. Higgins. The Taoiseach is Enda Kenny and the Tanaiste is Joan Burton.
We would pronounce it like suegrew would be pronounced in English.
Grand-pappy
In SW Ireland: go hiontach is "guh hoontukh";in W Ireland "guh heentukh".
SW Ireland: f'yun-ooal-a. Sometimes anglicized as "Finola'.
One way to pronounce "Rihanna" is "ree-YAH-nah".
In the west and southwest of Ireland: l-your (rhymes with 'flour') in the northwest of Ireland and Scotland: l-yore (rhymes with 'more')
The current Tánaiste (9th March 2012) is Eamon Gilmore. His constituency is Dún Laoghaire.
No, it is a silent letter. It is pronounced exactly the same as the word knock.
It is pronounced as it is written, rhyming with rock or sock or dock or any word like that.
It's pronounced Maureen, as in 'Are ye alright Maureen?', meaning hello, how's it going