Saturday, April 24, 2010

Need help pronouncing an Irish name?

I have a cousin I rarely see, names Padraig McCullough, I think his surname might be a Scotch-Irish name, but I cannot pronouce either name! Can anyone help?

Need help pronouncing an Irish name?
There are two ways of pronouncing the Padraig (Irish for Patrick by the way) either Paw-rig or Pod-rig (say it fast and you'll be ok.) Or you can call him Podge, Paddy, Pat (or if in Dublin, Whacker; very old slang name not used as much these days). The last name McCullough is pronounced Mac-Cull-ah.
Reply:I have no clue how to say the first name.. but the last name would be Mc-cull-uh, maybe the first name is pronounced like "Patrick" but with a "g" sound on the end.


Pat (Pad) trick (drig).... heck, I don't know..
Reply:Mc is pronounced "Muck" the whole name is "patrick muckullock" phonetically


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