POLL: How do you pronounce Saoirse?

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POLL: How do you pronounce Saoirse?

Saoirse Ronan has divided opinion among Irish people in her attempt to clarify the pronounciation of her name.

A few months ago, her fellow actor Ryan Gosling presented Saoirse with an award, and gave a lesson in pronouncing Irish names correctly.

“It’s not Say-or-see or Seer-say or Sor-cery but it probably should be…it’s Ser-sha, like inertia,” he joked.

While appearing on the Ellen Show earlier this week, she asked people to call her 'Sur-sha'.

Social media has ben filled with confusion ever since.

Let us know how you pronounce the divisive name in our poll below.

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