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Take a break and watch Saoirse Ronan teach Stephen Colbert how to speak with an Irish accent

The presenter also tried to pronounce some Irish names.

SAOIRSE RONAN ATTEMPTED to teach The Late Show presenter Stephen Colbert how to speak with an Irish accent last night.

He didn’t do great but he tried really hard.

The pair then went on to pronounce some Irish names with Siobhan, Caoimhe, Tadhg, Niamh and Oisin all getting a mention.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert / YouTube

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