I have only heard one native speaker pronounce Mairead. Mairead ni Mhaonaigh is from Co. Donegal, and she pronounces her name "mair-RAYD". The first section is like the word "mare"
"Les yeux sont aveugles. Il faut chercher avec le coeur." --
Le Petit Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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