Pronunciation of Tierney, please?

[gaffy]

You mentioned Dundee in Scotland, I am Scottish and I would pronounce Tierney as teer/nay
with the pronunciation being more "eee" and as in the sound a horse would make...  neigh   
teernay

That's interesting.    As a County Antrim man with several Tierney friends, I would say my own pronunciation is: Tier (literally as in the word tier, ie. level), followed by something halfway between "knee" and "neigh".

But definitely with the emphasis on the Tier bit, the knee/neigh bit being a bit of an afterthought .
 

[Elwyn Soutter]

I live in Co Antrim too and agree with Gaffy that in Ireland the emphasis is on the first syllable of a name or place name. However in Scotland (and elsewhere), the emphasis can often be on 2nd syllables. So the pronunciation changes. An obvious example is the surname KINSELLA, which in Ireland is Kin’sla, but in Scotland or England is generally Kin-sell-a.

I agree completely with gaffy. In Ireland the name Tierney is Tear-ny (with the “ny” being an afterthought).

[rosie17]

You mentioned Dundee in Scotland, I am Scottish and I would pronounce Tierney as teer/nay
with the pronunciation being more "eee" and as in the sound a horse would make...  neigh   
teernay

That's interesting.    As a County Antrim man with several Tierney friends, I would say my own pronunciation is: Tier (literally as in the word tier, ie. level), followed by something halfway between "knee" and "neigh".

But definitely with the emphasis on the Tier bit, the knee/neigh bit being a bit of an afterthought .
 

That is how I would pronounce the name also 

[Lisa in California]

Thank you, gaffy, Elwyn and rosie17.  Some might think that how a name is pronounced is such a minor thing, but I find it fascinating to hear what others have to say.  It is always interesting to hear from those who actually live in the localities where my husband's ancestors lived (and from those who don't live there but have heard the pronunciation).  Thank you all for your input; I appreciate it.