How do you say "Uilleann"?

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 4:06 pm

Why not listen to this weeks late session and the interview with Gay McKeon. He uses the word several times during the interview.

http://www.radio1.ie/evening/latesession/

All the best,

Patrick.

Patrick D'Arcy · Post by **Patrick D'Arcy** » Wed Oct 02, 2002 4:16 pm

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geber · Post by **geber** » Fri Oct 04, 2002 5:59 am

You guys crack me up!!!!!

Roger O'Keeffe · Post by **Roger O'Keeffe** » Fri Oct 04, 2002 9:14 am

There's a dialect issue here, which means that even well-meaning enquirers can be bamboozled by equally well-meaning repliers.

CHUNNel is a reasonable approximation to the Ulster pronunciation, which tends to have short vowels and stress the first syllable of many words. In Munster Irish, "thinOLE" would be closer, while Connaught Irish would be soomewhere between the two.

Slán

R.

yossarian · Post by **yossarian** » Fri Oct 04, 2002 8:01 pm

Thanks to all. I'd have never guessed ILL'un. I had a fillin' I was wrong about "you willy on" but I wouldn't have bet a mill'un on it.

Thanks again, I be chillin' now.

Hugh

Roger O'Keeffe · Post by **Roger O'Keeffe** » Mon Oct 07, 2002 8:36 am

Are Hugh the bombardier Yossarian?

C4 · Post by C4 » Fri Oct 11, 2002 6:16 pm

Boyd is Uilleam really Gaelic for Billy? My sons name is Billy and he wants to know how its pronounced. Thanks...

brianc · Post by **brianc** » Fri Oct 11, 2002 10:19 pm

How do you pronounce "uilleann" ?

I can't believe that not one of you gave the correct answer, which is, of course,

"EL-bow".

brian_k · Post by **brian_k** » Sat Oct 12, 2002 12:54 am

"Uilleann" means "elbow," in Irish. It is pronounced "ILL-yan," and the two vowels rhyme with those in the word "sylvan."

'luck now,
brian_k.

Uilliam · Post by **Uilliam** » Sat Oct 12, 2002 1:54 am

C4 Madeline My christian name is UILLIAM which is the gaelic for WILLIAM.
It is pronounced ILLIAM or LIAM for convenience.Hope this info is of use to BILLY.
Slan go foill
UILLIAM HAICEAD

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C4 · Post by C4 » Sat Oct 12, 2002 9:21 am

Thanks, he thought this was pretty cool..Now he wants me to call him Liam..

brianormond · Post by **brianormond** » Sat Oct 12, 2002 9:12 pm

ill-yun,-comes from the same root as the ever popular sacroiliac, that is, a part with an elbow in it

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brianormond · Post by **brianormond** » Sat Oct 12, 2002 9:19 pm

ill-yun

AlanB · Post by **AlanB** » Sun Oct 13, 2002 2:21 am

Regarding the Villain (sic) Pipes...
What's this yun business? Are yous saying that it should be pronounced as yun = young? Or perhaps you mean as in the Christian name Ian or eon (a very large passage of time).
But if you can pronounce my christian name (correctly), you are oh so close.
cheers
Alan

Uilliam · Post by **Uilliam** » Sun Oct 13, 2002 2:41 am

Alan or is it ALYUN aka Cornish Celtic have a look at best tuning device and the link.Lo! a picture of you grinning like a Cheshire beaming back at me bit Woodstocky eh? Slan
LiYum aka Alba