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I'd pronounce these right - or at least, as correctly as an American-English-only-speaking person could:
Ruaidhri, Oisin, Seamus, Cian, Daire, Tadhg.
The others, I'd screw up and have to be taught.
I like some of them, but slightly prefer spellings that are Anglicized: Ruaidhri, Oisin, Daire
And I like Patrick but I'd struggle with Padraig.

As an American English speaker, the only names on this list that would be easy for me to read would be Seamus and Cian. I prefer the English spelling Rory. I like Oisin, but I can't quite pronounce it. I don't really like the other names on the list. My favorite Irish boy's name right now is Diarmuid.

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V-Ron