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It's impossible to put in purely word form. When Americans now say Tyrone with the long "i" sound it's as if there are two distinct syllables. When the Irish say it, and the way the Americans used to say it (just without that soft, Gaelic "r"), it was more like one long syllable. Using the long "i" really makes it sound awkward. I'm sorry if I can't find a way to convey it by typing. But if you ever heard an Irish person say it you'd know the difference straight away.

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Bottom line: Yes, I do think it would be easy to correct once modern Americans here the way I'm trying to convey.