I'd say it's more of a tongue-tied "tr", like "dhhrree". I don't know about no such sound in Irish Gaelic. My own accent is made up of part-Irish, part N Welsh and part Lancashire.

>The funny thing is that when they say 'Tree' it doesn't even sound like tree in English! :o) Are there no 'tr' words in Irish Gaelic (that is the language of Ireland, right?)?
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>>Two out-of-work Irishmen see a sign outside a logging company's office: "Tree Fellers Wanted"
>>One turns to the other and says "Sure, if Seamus was wid us we coulda gone for dat job". :-)
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>>>Time to visit Myrtle Beach in the summer again Jay! The majority of labor in the bars, stores, and parking lots is all Irish. Wonderful accent but very difficult to understand! It took three repeats before I understood that the parking lot attendent was actually trying to say 'three' in English for how many hours we could stay without paying more... :o) My daughter loved it. :o) Don't know why he never just held up three fingers...
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