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  1. 23rd December 06, 06:40 PM #1
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    Help me pronounce County Armagh

    Greetings All

    My son in law's kin come from County Armagh - can soemone help us with the phonetics to pronounce Armagh correctly?

    Thanks!
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    AFAIK its pronounced Arma, with the accent on the second a. One of my mother's cousins still lives there.
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    That's got it - thanks to both of you gentlemen.
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    The phonetics are correct, the gh is silent but the fun is trying to say it with an Ulster accent
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