“Sigh-oh-ban, Ergh-hone" Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg try to pronounce Irish names

If you have an Irish name, this will be all too familiar

“Sigh-oh-ban, Ergh-hone" Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg try to pronounce Irish names

If you have an Irish name, these pronunciations will be all too familiar -“Sigh-oh-ban”, “Ace-ling” or even “Ergh-hone”.

Well, they were the attempts made by Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg last night when asked to pronounce some Irish names on the Red Carpet.

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