From: odubhain@comcast.net   
      
   "Féachadóir"  wrote in message   
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   > Scríobh Ciaran :   
   >>"bh" and "mh" are pronounced as the English "v".   
   >   
   > Only when followed by E or I, otherwise they are pronounced as W   
   >   
      
   Not always. My last name is pronounced with a "V" sound. Other examples   
   would be:   
      
   bhfuil - vil   
   bhur - vu:r   
      
   It depends on the dialect. My last name is Anglicized as Duane, Devane   
   or Dwayne in some dialects and districts.   
      
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