Is there a website that gives pronunciation guides for non-Irish speaking individuals?

Go to http://www.abair.tcd.ie and type in any of the phrases that have been suggested. There is an option for two different dialects, Gaoth Dobhair and Conamara.

Bríd Mhór from this forum is a native speaker from Conamara and she makes recordings for people who want to hear the pronunciation of specific words and phrases.

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I already gave you a pronunciation for "Ardán Láir". Click on the green arrow.
Like Mick said that ABAIR site is good too, and you can trust it for "Lár an Aonaigh" if you prefer that.

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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 completely missed that audio file. My apologies.

"Ardán" is very clear on both abair.ie and your audio file. The Conamara pronunciation of "Láir" sounds like it has a distinctive "D" on the end, sounding somewhat like "loyd" in english. The Gaoth Dobhair pronunciation from abair.ie sounds more like "lawr" with no "D" sound. Is that a fair assessment?

Thank you so much for your help on this.

The reason, I think, that there is no fada on the 'a' is that it used to be short but is now long in initial position in modern Ireland. Also, before 'rd' might be part of the general lengthening before what they call fortis (or historically fortis) consonants. In other words the 'strength' is transferred to the vowel, so to speak

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Yes...that "d" sound (actually a "tipped r," such as what singers use) is characteristic of a "slender r" in Connacht (I can't speak for Munster), whereas in Ulster you'll sometimes hear an "r" sound and sometimes an "ee" sound (the "Dobhair" in "Gaoth Dobhair," for example. is pronounced "DOH-ee" in Gaoth Dobhair," and the woman's name "Máire" is pronounced "MOY-uh").

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