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.
9. Mispronounced placenames
North of Dungiven is the townland of Gortnahey or Gortnaghey (from Irish Gort na hÁithe, meaning "enclosed field of the kiln"). This area has been mispronounced as Gort-na-HAY with the emphasis on the HAY syllable. However, it should be pronounced according to the spelling which includes the letter G, Gortnaghey, making it Gort-NAGH-hay with the emphasis on the middle syllable. Photo: Google Maps
10. Mispronounced placenames
Coleraine - surely you couldn't go wrong with this one! Well, you could...and they have. Obviously everyone in Northern Ireland knows that it's pronounced like COAL-RAIN. However, various news presenters from outside the province have, down the years, decided to call it COLLAR-AYN (rhyming with pain). Photo: NI World