In Munster the sound is the same...except as stated fearr has a longer duration (of the vowels)But divil a bit difference ..I just like the new smilies

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This is the Conamara version -

fear ~ fearr
http://www.box.net/shared/2i5xu2n9nc7b4mcjo3ut

fear ~ fearr ~ féar

http://www.box.net/shared/g74q190s06y8hv9hnt1c

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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I’d say there’s a very slight difference in Ulster, but I think quite a few people there don’t make it.

The a in fearr is just a tad longer (though still not as long as an actual long a), and if it’s at the end of the utterance, the r is kept for just a fraction of a mora longer, too.

In general, though, I doubt anyone would really notice if you pronounced them the same, and in some contexts (before an n, for example), they are completely homophonous.

Homophonous?..You better smile when you say that Pilgrim!

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Wisdom is never on the menu, you have to own the restaurant.

I always smile when yappering about language stuff.

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Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

I've put in an email to a native speaker of Ulster Irish and I'll get back when I hear from him.

Slán anois,
Faber

I've heard the "nn" sound so nasalized that it approaches a light "ng" sound, especially in words like tinn, linn, and bainne. In fact, I think my grandmother (native speaker from north-central Mayo) pronounced it that way, but my memories of how she spoke are fading, since she died over 40 years ago.

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I'm not a native (or entirely fluent) speaker, so be sure to wait for confirmations/corrections, especially for tattoos.

Getting [ŋ] from (slender) ‹nn› is quite standard in many dialects, but mostly in the south. In the north, it usually stays [ɲ].

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

Got an email from my friend today. He is a native speaker from Ulster.

"Sílim go bhfuil fearr agus fear mar an gcéanna i gCúige Uladh." I guess he's saying I probably was hearing what I was hearing. Anyway...thought I'd pass that on.

Faberm