A while back, Jerry Freeman sent me a Feadog tube in C. But I’m curious, how do you pronounce Feadog? Sorry, I can’t get a tada (the little accent mark. I think that’s what it’s called. Correct me if I’m wrong) over the o.
I think I remember reading somewhere that it rhymes with “mad rogue.”
I wondered the same thing, and I checked word2word.com for guidelines on Gaelic spelling and pronunciation, and I found it fairly difficult to follow,so I simply took the person at their word.
HW
Redwolf is yer woman for the pronunciation.
Yon accent is called a “fada”. It means “long”. Irish vowels are traditionally very short - abrupt, even. Having a fada over the o means you pronounce it to rhyme with “rogue” instead of to rhyme with “rug”. Just as Houstonwhistler says. The “Fead” part, hmmmmm… If you are from Houston, yes, it may very well rhyme with “mad”. I would say it like “fade” but then I’m from Norn Iron, so if you slow down what I say (and I speak slowly anyway) it comes out like
“Feyadohg”. If you can imagine Gerry Adams saying that.
It varies depending on what part of Ireland you are trying to say it like. But if it rhymes with “mad rogue” mostly people will know what you mean.
Hey, I tried. 
Ceart go leor, go raibh maith agat!
I’ve heard several variations, so I don’t know which is correct - so I can’t help much. Personally, I pronounce it Fa-doh.
But, to get the ó symbol, hold down your “Alt” key and type the numbers 0243.
Jason
The ‘G’ sound is definitely pronounced though, correct?
Maybe someone will say that into microphone and put soundfile here? 
I believe you need Shockwave installed to hear the soundclips.
Not Shockwave, just the more usual Adobe Flash Player plug-in works fine.
Thanks for the link Alan!
I can’t seem to make it work on my computer. 
I believe I have a 2007 Windows Vista.
Sheech…it’s pronounced as follows:
Fa-dowg.
The emphasis is on the second syllable.
The “fa” is like the beginning of the English word “far”.
The dowg part sounds a bit like how a New Jersey-ite would pronounce the word dog. The Irish “d” is soft, with no pop to it at all.
Of course, there are regional differences, like there are in English, but the above it preety much on the mark.
Hi celtic_lass,
here’s a quote from my website FAQ, hope it helps:
How is Feadóg pronounced?
This truly is a frequently asked question. The answer will depend a lot on who you ask. One thing for sure – it’s not “fee-dog”. Some say it’s “fah-doh” (fah as in far, doh as in Homer Simpson), some say “fah –dough” ( dough like Kylie Minogue). Still others insist the Fea bit is more like “Fa” – as in fad.
Have a look here – you’ll see what I mean: > http://chiffboard.mati.ca/viewtopic.php?t=39368
The first time I asked someone what his Mk 1 Feadóg was, I thought he was telling me (from behind his hand) to do something physically impossible. In fact, I believe the word has to be accompanied by a mouth-covering gesture with an optional clearing of the throat.
STOP - PRESS: The final word comes from the Feadóg company itself:
(quote) Feadóg is pronounced Fah (“doh, re, me, fah, so, etc”), Doh (dough or “Doh!!” as in Homer Simpson), G (G-irl): “Fah-doh-g” and it is the Irish for “whistle”. (end quote)
Thanks Mitch!
Well I figured out how to use the fada in a word document, but I still can’t figure out how to use it on the internet.
Ok, now how do you pronounce sheech? 
Right, well to split chin whiskers, I had the ‘Shockwave Flash Object’ turned off and had to re-activate it to get the sounds to play.
Hard to keep track of what is what and who owns it these days. 
About the ó (fada?), I’m also using Vista, and Firefox. I just type the numbers 0243 (that’s zero, 2, 4, 3) while holding down the Alt key and it pops up the ó.
See, there it is again - ó
ó, ó, ó…
I could do this all day… ó, ó, ó…
Jason
I don’t know what it is with my computer. I try it, and it does nothing. I’ll ask my dad about it later, he’s a wiz when it comes to computers.
Alt 0243 doesn’t work on laptops using the top set of numbers … well, at least I can’t get it to work on mine.
You’re welcome. And you’re very kind to say. I don’t know how close I was, but I’m just glad that Celtic Lass got a definitive and reliable answer to her question.
HW