That was a good read. It reminded me of having to sing the Irish alphabet in school.....
A á
B bé
C cé
D dé
E é
F eif
G eif
H héis
I í
L eil
M eim
N eim
O ó
P pé
R ear
S eas
T té
U ú
Which when sung to the tune of the alphabet song (which we did) it sounds completely disjointed and ends rather abruptly.
Lenition does add to the confusion in pronunciation but coupled with our use of broad/slender consonants not to mention eclipsis [mp, nd, gc].
Anyway, do we say yes or no? Is ea 👍