[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Kay-hill so the incorrect way I guess

And I bet you say Gal-a-Ger too

Originally Posted by UserSince2005

Kah hill but i dont know what it is? A suburb of Dublin?

It's a surname, I was watching a soccer match the other day and one of the players was called Cahill and it bothered me greatly how wrongly the commentator was pronouncing it

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

And I bet you say Gal-a-Ger too



It's a surname, I was watching a soccer match the other day and one of the players was called Cahill and it bothered me greatly how wrongly the commentator was pronouncing it

Of course I say Gal a ger....

How is it meant to be pronounced?

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by AnnieK

Of course I say Gal a ger....

How is it meant to be pronounced?

Gal-a-her, gh in the middle of a word like that in Irish makes the g silent and Gallagher is an Irish name

Youtube video

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Gal-a-her, gh in the middle of a word like that in Irish makes the g silent and Gallagher is an Irish name

Youtube video

You're correct.

My Mum used to go mad when people used to say Galla- ger, or gallag-her instead of Galla- her.