Nothing wrong with the word "Anal."
That's how I pronounce it, anyhow.
Eye-nuhl
Like anal with an accent.
I call it "Boat 3".
Yeah im pretty sure its supposed to sound more like "anal" than anything else. Stop getting all poetic and creative with it.
No.
http://books.google.com/books?id=d5LC423kbSQC&pg=PA243&lpg=PA243&dq=ainle+pronunciation&source=bl&ots=Ig8UrB0kOP&sig=ESQFZAr1CLsCm-RxljYbP52sIxo&hl=en&ei=ZJoCTv27FoXmsQOV6qHsAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwADgK
http://www.namenerds.com/irish/trad.html
http://www.libraryireland.com/articles/RevivalIrishNamesIF6-133/index.php
No.
http://books.google.com/books?id=d5LC423kbSQC&pg=PA243&lpg=PA243&dq=ainle+pronunciation&source=bl&ots=Ig8UrB0kOP&sig=ESQFZAr1CLsCm-RxljYbP52sIxo&hl=en&ei=ZJoCTv27FoXmsQOV6qHsAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBUQ6AEwADgK
http://www.namenerds.com/irish/trad.html
http://www.libraryireland.com/articles/RevivalIrishNamesIF6-133/index.php