True, after a while living in Ireland it came without too much trouble. (consonant followed by "h" is close to "v", the "ough" thing, "oise" being like "osh", e

True, after a while living in Ireland it came without too much trouble. (consonant followed by "h" is close to "v", the "ough" thing, "oise" being like "osh", etc.) But I still made a fool of myself trying to say Portlaoise and Dun Laoghaire a few times. In conversation with my neighbour Eoghan no less. By the time we had a daughter the name Maeve was in serious contention and I admit I was pretty enthusiastic about going with "Méibh" or even "Medb" but we ended up going with something else.