Thanks! You've all out done yourselves!! I was wondering about the lenition of the second "gile" as well, so I'm glad to see I'm not alone! Should I look up the entire song? I currently have only heard the version Mixed in with "Hail the Hero", plus a few brief listens to just 'Mo Ghile Mear', but no time for the whole thing.

Oh gosh. Have a go at this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ojy1W6r8L0

Redwolf

Musically very nice.

Definitely try to find examples of Iarla Ó Lionáird singing this song and learn from his pronunciation.

The Scottish singers, Mary Ann Kennedy, Allan MacDonald and Karen Matheson, also do a very good job of pronouncing the Irish.

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My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).