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Just curious - I've never heard the name pronounced. Is it ED-əl or EED-əl (or something different)?
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pronunciationIt varies, actually. My mother (also from Ireland, but living in US since late 1950's) says, "ee-DEL." Other family members (in Ireland) say it either the same way as my mother or "eh-DEL." It's a puzzle, really. I should say that my family are from the South, Counties Cork and Tipperary. Other parts of Ireland may have different ways to say the same name.

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