Cuchulain

[threaded]

How do you say: "Cuchulain"?

[mrdonuts]

try this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcPIA6_zKX4

[thunderlizard]

I'd go for "cuhoolan" with the stress on the "hoo".

[Board Game Geek]

I'd go for "Coo-cull-en" or "Coo-hoo-lin"

[RSoles]

The way Horslips do in 'The Book of Invasions'.

[DiscoStu]

Yeats explained that 'Cuchullin (pronounced CuHOOlin) was the great warrior of the Conorian cycle.' . . . The correct pronunciation of Cuchulain is Koo-hullin; Yeats is pronouncing a long vowel as short and a short vowel as long. 'Conor' is an anglicization of a modern pronunciation of Conchubar (620).

HTH

[thunderlizard]

The Daltaí forum is inconclusive

http://www.daltai.com/discus/message...tml?1046220670

[cailin maith]

How do you say: "Cuchulain"?

Why?

Just being nosy...

He had a dog too - can't remember what the dog is called!!

I'd pronounce it Coo-cullan. But my Mam is from Mayo (other sde of the country) and she'd pronounce it way different to me.

[BrilloPad]

Cu·chul·ain or Cu·chul·ainn also Cu Chul·ainn

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Cuchulain&

A hero of ancient Ulster who single-handedly defended it against the rest of Ireland.

So that would be Ian Paisley then?

[Doggy Styles]

How do you say: "Cuchulain"?

"cock, you lean"

Irish slang for a gentleman's outfitter. As in "Which side do you dress sir?"