I was taught Gaelic by a lady from Leodhas so my accent may not be quite right, but I would give it a first stab as:Andrew:96662 wrote:How does one pronounce Machrihanish? Mack-ree-han-ish? Always wondered... Not as much as I've wondered about some of the names of places served by Irish lines mind you...
Ma[ch]eree-haineesh.
[ch] being like the greek chi and there is a svarabhakti vowel to be insterted in the transliteration as it comes from Machaire Shanais - if your machine can render IPA, it would be this [maxəɾʲə hanɪʃ]
Pretty sure that the demolition train is Limecraigs, but the engine is pointing in the opposite direction (to normal) so they may well have been turned in the latter days.
