Re: samhain?

From: "caeruleancentaur"

> I knew about this pronunciation.  Would someone help me (us) with the
> pronunciation of the other three: Beltane, Imbolc and Lughnassadh?
The Irish pronunciation of Beltane, written Bealtaine, is [b_j&lt@n_j@]. I
think. I don't know how Imbolc is pronounced (or spelled in current Irish
orthography), but Lughnasadh is [lu:n@s@] because it's spelled Lúnasa
nowadays.

I'm never sure about Gaeilge pronunciation though. Is anyone?

(See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Calendar for more info.)

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