/broʊg/ Other forms: brogues. You may know of a brogue as a thick Irish accent, and that can help you remember another meaning: it's also a thick Irish shoe. Brogues are heavy, sturdy Irish shoes, and they're usually made from untanned hide.
brogue. 2 of 2 noun. : a dialect or regional pronunciation. especially : an Irish accent.
Cavan. Even though Cavan is one of the most overlooked Irish counties, but it's accent is considered one of the thickest and most distinct in the country.
Phonologists today often divide Irish English into four or five overarching dialects or accents: Ulster accents, West and South-West Irish accents (like Cork accents), various Dublin accents, and a non-regional standard accent expanding since only the last quarter of the twentieth century (outside of Northern Ireland).
The first use of the term brogue (/broʊɡ/ BROHG) originated in ~1463-1529 to refer to an Irish accent by John Skelton. It still generally refers to a Southern Irish accent.
But, geography aside, the distinction between the two accents is based on class. The North Dublin accent is described as working-class while the South Dublin accent is thought of as posh.
The Irish accent has multiple dialects, the most common of which is the Dublin accent. Still, even the Dublin accent has different variations within it. The local Dublin English accent is usually associated with working-class urbanites, while the new Dublin English accent is considered more upper-class elite.
On the island, the language has three major dialects: Munster, Connacht and Ulster. All three have distinctions in their speech and orthography.
The research also found that Donegal accents ranked at the most difficult to understand, with Cork and Kerry following closely behind.
Indeed, the Irish accent was voted as the favourite among both male and female respondents, and ranked as the sexiest and most trust-worthy. What's more, it also has the honour of being the accent that was "most likely to make someone believe a person is more intelligent".
RESEARCH has conclusively revealed Ireland's sexiest accent.
That's right, the Donegal accent is the sexiest accent in Ireland.
If someone has a very strong accent, it usually means their pronunciation and their intonation of sentences are difficult to be understood by a majority of listeners. People with a heavy accent often find themselves repeating their words, or spelling them out.
The phone company conducted a survey which found that the hardest accent in Ireland to understand was that of Donegal. So maybe it's not sexy after all, and people just can't comprehend what they're saying, but that just builds mystic which is interpreted as sexiness?
a thick accent: a heavy, strong regional pronunciation, way of speaking noun.
Scots, Irish Gaelic, 17th century English and Hiberno-English (the variety of English spoken throughout Ireland) have all influenced the development of Northern Irish English, and this mixture explains the very distinctive hybrid that has emerged.
There are huge variances between north and south of the island, and the Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford accents are quite distinctive in their own right, reflecting different histories and the backgrounds of their populations. That said, the Newfoundland accent is very similar to some Irish accents.
The Four Types of Irish Whiskey are Single Malt Irish Whiskey (both peated and unpeated), Single Grain Irish Whiskey, Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey and Blended Irish Whiskey.
The term “black Irish” refers to persons of Irish descent who are supposed to be descendants of the Spanish Armada, which sailed around the middle of the 15th century, and had dark hair and or eyes. The term is used among people of Irish descent and sometimes confuses people since it doesn't refer to dark skin color.
The population of the Republic of Ireland was predicted to be 5.01 million in April 2021 according to the CSO. Irish is a main domestic, work or community language for approximately 2% of the population of Ireland.
What is the most famous Irish blessing? “May the road rise up to meet you” is one of the most famous Irish blessings.
In the whole world, there are an estimated 1.2 million speakers of the Irish language. Of this number, only about 170,000 speak it as a first language. The great majority — about 98 percent — of Irish speakers live in Ireland itself.