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Replying To thelongridge: "That could be very true, as Strongbow, was I think from Pembroke in Wales, just across the sea. I always found the Wexford accent a bit lyrical, withslightly broad vowels. A unique accent in a county with a distinctive culture, influenced by the Normans." You're right about the long vowels anyway. My young lad will be one in a few weeks. Him saying "oh no" is absolutely comical. He sounds like Larry o gorman Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3145 - 28/08/2024 11:44:56 2567337 Link
Replying To eslinchickenmaryland: "I think the Longford town accent is the most beautiful in the land" Hahahaha, pure culture there. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2085 - 28/08/2024 11:46:32 2567340 Link
Replying To Bon: "Hahahaha, pure culture there." Culture boss:-D Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13880 - 28/08/2024 14:56:27 2567383 Link
Replying To eslinchickenmaryland: "I think the Longford town accent is the most beautiful in the land" All the midlands accents sound flat and depressed to me, so slow and monotone. Tipperary accent is gas if they all talk like Matty McGrath! Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3030 - 28/08/2024 15:23:33 2567387 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "All the midlands accents sound flat and depressed to me, so slow and monotone. Tipperary accent is gas if they all talk like Matty McGrath!" Alot of them do! Well around South Tipp anyway! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13880 - 28/08/2024 15:58:17 2567398 Link
Replying To Seanfanbocht: "Most young people especially females speak a type of mid Atlantic "Younglish" and sound the same no natter what part of the Country they're from. And the word "like".....I was like going to the like shop and I like bumped into like Trevor at the like corner....." Irish girls mostly speak with an American twang these days. Must be from watching the Kardashian's…such *** yew_tree (Mayo)** - Posts: 11409 - 28/08/2024 17:37:14 2567421 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "I'd say a lot of people care. It's an important part of what makes us unique. Never heard any of the Irish lads I know in Boston or New York complaining about it when chatting to American ladies, especially those from Donegal." No one is losing sleep if Irish accents are slowly changing Everything changes over time anyway, the accents we have today are not the accents people had hundreds of years ago And I dont see any change, at least in Donegal. Accents do help with the ladies and fellas though so I agree on the point..will never understand how people think our (donegal) accent is "sexy"...lol eddieSize5Balls (Donegal) - Posts: 87 - 28/08/2024 19:14:37 2567429 Link
Replying To Bon: "Hahahaha, pure culture there." Yup longford Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 517 - 28/08/2024 21:34:22 2567441 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "All the midlands accents sound flat and depressed to me, so slow and monotone. Tipperary accent is gas if they all talk like Matty McGrath!" Flat maybe but not sure that They are monotone though but harsh on us midlanders Gaaforlife2023 (Longford) - Posts: 517 - 28/08/2024 21:34:55 2567442 Link
Replying To Gaaforlife2023: "Flat maybe but not sure that They are monotone though but harsh on us midlanders" Yeah I was a bit harsh and generalising too much, Dessie Dolan on commentary springs to my mind when I think of the midlands accent, it's a massive area though, I'm sure there are many variations. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3030 - 28/08/2024 23:11:14 2567453 Link
Replying To yew_tree: "Irish girls mostly speak with an American twang these days. Must be from watching the Kardashian's…such ***" I don't hear that around here but what we have lost is lot of words,phrases and sayings that used to be commonplace.One difference i notice here between the older and younger generation is that Donegal people always went UP to Dublin, UP to Clones,UP to Sligo etc.Now some people are staeting to go DOWN to those places probably influenced by outsiders whose direction depends on where a place is on the map page. gunman (Donegal)** - Posts: 1126 - 29/08/2024 11:38:33 2567506 Link
Replying To Tirchonaill1: "Yeah I was a bit harsh and generalising too much, Dessie Dolan on commentary springs to my mind when I think of the midlands accent, it's a massive area though, I'm sure there are many variations." Yes, you could include parts of Kildare and Carlow as well. Anyone why accents vary so much? thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1879 - 30/08/2024 16:34:43 2567711 Link
Replying To gunman: "I don't hear that around here but what we have lost is lot of words,phrases and sayings that used to be commonplace.One difference i notice here between the older and younger generation is that Donegal people always went UP to Dublin, UP to Clones,UP to Sligo etc.Now some people are staeting to go DOWN to those places probably influenced by outsiders whose direction depends on where a place is on the map page." Donegal people wouldn't be going "up" to Dublin though? It's like Galway people I know who say how's all "down" In Mayo…Mayo is up. I know plenty here in south Mayo who also say "are ya going down to Belmullet" ??? Again up to Belmullet. Are you going down to the game in Ennis? Which would be correct. You wouldn't say up to Ennis or Cork. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11409 - 31/08/2024 07:45:47 2567750 Link
Replying To gunman: "I don't hear that around here but what we have lost is lot of words,phrases and sayings that used to be commonplace.One difference i notice here between the older and younger generation is that Donegal people always went UP to Dublin, UP to Clones,UP to Sligo etc.Now some people are staeting to go DOWN to those places probably influenced by outsiders whose direction depends on where a place is on the map page." That's good. I must be young so! The only places I'd say down to from here are Waterford and Cork! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 13880 - 31/08/2024 07:48:00 2567752 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "I agree. I've always been fascinated by it. Being from Wexford town people often ask me if I'm from the north which is totally bizarre. Outside the n25 then there's a completely different accent after travelling about 200 yards. I always assumed the Wexford accent is heavily influenced by Welsh given the short crossing distance over the centuries." I worked in Somerset in England and it sounds very like Wexford which geographically also makes sense Jack_Sparrow (Westmeath) - Posts: 1030 - 31/08/2024 08:52:42 2567760 Link
Replying To Jack_Sparrow: "I worked in Somerset in England and it sounds very like Wexford which geographically also makes sense" I'd say that's lovely on the ears.... Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2085 - 31/08/2024 16:46:37 2567805 Link
Replying To Saynothing: "Jesus, I don't know, in parts of Tyrone there is a different accent from parish to parish. Ardboe, Moortown, Cookstown, Dungannon, the Island, all different and that's only East Tyrone." I love the uniqueness of all our accents and hope they continue but honestly believe they are merging, blending and diminishing. Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2866 - 01/09/2024 23:48:17 2567931 Link
Replying To Jack_Sparrow: "I worked in Somerset in England and it sounds very like Wexford which geographically also makes sense" Geographically also makes sense? Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2654 - 02/09/2024 08:36:36 2567945 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "Geographically also makes sense?" With the exception of a few counties, sadly accents are on the wane, what is catching on is younger people are talking much faster and rolling their words, some TV presenters speak ridiculously fast that camouflages their accent, as for our culture it may not have disappeared completely but it is certainly diluted almost beyond recognition. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3050 - 02/09/2024 09:18:19 2567953 Link
Replying To supersub15: "With the exception of a few counties, sadly accents are on the wane, what is catching on is younger people are talking much faster and rolling their words, some TV presenters speak ridiculously fast that camouflages their accent, as for our culture it may not have disappeared completely but it is certainly diluted almost beyond recognition." Why are you telling me this? Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2654 - 02/09/2024 11:20:16 2567976 Link