But many people, particularly visitors and newcomers to the area, can find themselves struggling with some of these place names, as it turns out they are not said as they would first appear when you read them.
Take a look at our list and see if you agree.
5. Mispronounced placenames
South west of Ballymoney lies Bendooragh. The name of this area comes from the Irish Bun Dúraí, meaning "bottomland of black soil". Looking at the name initially, it may seem that it's pronounced BEN-DOOR (rhyming with floor)-A however the local pronunciation is actually BEN-DOUR (rhyming with poor)-A. Photo: Google Maps
6. Mispronounced places
It's back to Ballymoney and an area called Pharis. Sounds like an easy one : FAR-ISS to rhyme with Paris? But not according to some who refer to this area as FERRIS. What do you say? Photo: Google Maps
7. Mispronounced placenames
OK when it comes to mispronounced place names, this village HAS to be the daddy of them all - Lisnagunogue. It comes from the Irish meaning 'the fort of the churns'. Admit it, locals, we've all had a bit of fun getting visitors to try to say this one which is, in fact, pronounced like LISS-NA-GUN-YAH. Photo: Google Maps
8. Mispronounced placenames
Staying in the Ballymoney area, we travel now to Derrykeighan. Derrykeighan means “Oakwood of the Blind” and was established as a monastery from the earliest days of Christianity in 453AD. Local legend says that Keighan was a wealthy lady who gave the ground to build a church. She was locally known as “Blind Dory” and was the first to be buried at the crossroads. Some visitors have had a stab at this one as DERRY-KEE-HAY-GAN whereas it is, in fact, pronounced DERRY-KEE-HAN. Photo: Google Maps