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Riordan is prounced 'REER-dan' (no O) The pronunciation of Cailean differs, but BtN is probably correct: "KAH-len." As for Maire, it has a variety of pronunciations. "MAI-ra", "MOY-ra", and "MOY-a" are three used by native Irish speakers.

This message was edited 7/31/2006, 10:21 AM

Here you can listen to the pronunciation of irish names, on the top of the page you see a button to go to the boys names, or the other girls names. (I didn't see Cailean listen though, but the others are)

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http://www.babynamesofireland.com/pages/girl-names-i-m.html

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I believe the correct pronounciation of Maire is either 'moy-ra' or 'mar-ah,' depending on which part of Ireland you're in. Of course, arguably, since it's your name, you can pronounce it how you want! Maire is my boyfriend's siter's middle name, and the family have always pronounced it 'mare.'