last spring, i had the great pleasure of renting a cottage in Feakle, Ireland for a week. Kept pronouncing it "feckel", Nope, it is pronounced like "fecal". Couldn't understand why the Irish didn't know where we where staying until one of them pronounced it for us. Course, i still had a hard time pronouncing it correctly in the States.
i loved to go back. the cottage was for sale. Only 150 thousand Euros for a little 3 bedroom cottage. Probably 600 square feet total with a small yard. Great view though and to die for traditional music locally. Ahh, some day!!!