1 AUGUST 1970, Page 24

Thirsty work

Sir: I'm afraid that Mr Hollis, in his witty parody of 'The Sash' (25 July), perpetuates yet another common English error about Ireland. We do not mispronounce 'fine' so as to rhyme with 'Boyne': we pronounce 'Boyne' so as to rhyme with 'fine'.