Take Dublin, for example. It seems there are as many accents in that city as there are people, and many of these accents arewildlydifferent from each other. These differences are found in many parts of Ireland, where it often seems that every village has a totally different way of speaking...
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The fada in Irish. Irish accents, dontcha love ’em? In this case I’m talking about Irish language (Gaeilge) orthography, specifically theIrish language equivalent of the acute accent, thefadaorsíneadh fada. The fada accent in the Irish language; used on vowels, in this case the letter ...
Posted inIrish English|TaggedDublin Accents,phonetics,strut-foot merger|18 Comments “Top o’ the Morning:” Myth and Reality Posted onJune 27, 2011byBen Few dialect myths rankle more people than the purported Irish phrase, “top o’ the morning.” Any Irish person will inform you that they...
Dana |Say:dah-nah Two derivations. It is the Irish word for ‘bold’ in the sense of naughty. Dana or Danu was also the name of a pagan Goddess who gave her name to the legendry Celtic warriors the Tuatha de Danann (the People of Danu). ...
Ever wondered just what the Irish are talking about? Wonder no more. Here is a guide to the most popular Irish slang words used today in everyday speech.
But they sucked at making commercials and they all had rural accents, so I had access to all the guys who were working in Super Q and Energy, most of them lived in Wicklow anyway. Scott Williams and Tom Brown would pass by, and they had great voices. The original John Power, Mike ...
If you didn’t skip the first 100 seconds of that video, you should have. It’s not very funny and if I have trouble understanding the accents, I’d imagine ye’d be completely lost. After that though, when the song kicks in it becomes amazing. The Rubberbandits are from Limerick, ...
(whether accurate or not is another matter) as belonging to the Appalachian region of the USA. She uses just the right amount of “ain’t”, “ole” and “git fast”; she doesn’t overdo it. (When talking about accents in books I always think of the character of Joseph inWuthering ...
Are Irish Accents Romantic? How an Irish man's lilt beat out the sweet, amorous tones of the French amazes me. But truth be told, American girls love a man with an Irish accent. But are these Irish men romantic? Let's take a look at some vintage Irish sayings and wise old words ...