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Thread #46074   Message #2394015
Posted By: MartinRyan
21-Jul-08 - 07:07 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Boys of barr na sraide
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Boys of barr na sraide
Yep - I think I'm right. They have the same pronunciation - apart from that intrusive -m in Tim's singing. I'm quite sure it wouldn't appear in his speech.

Most people tend to produce the word as
shraw-duh    i.e. two syllables and a distinct sh- start.

Both Kerrymen use a sibilant s, separate the accented a from the i (it's really an extreme slenderising) and lighten the sound of the e. So it becomes three syllables, roughly:
sssss-raw-id-eh

Regards

p.s. Apologies for the crude phonetics....