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Do Sligoians Have The Worst Accent In Ireland?

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    #92
    Mossy Monk
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    Yes, oh go yes!
    Xavi6 wrote: »
    Probably? So you don't actually know? Then how can you judge? Lol

    I wouldn't laugh. It is scary that ignorance like that exists.


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    #93
    SligoBrewer
    Registered Users Posts: 2,632 ✭✭✭SligoBrewer


    Damn Jackeens!
    The Sligo town accent really does get on my tits.

    I try my best to avoid it like the plague.


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    #94
    witnessmenow
    Registered Users Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭witnessmenow


    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    Yes brother dearest, I am.

    oooo domestic!

    I've met plenty of people from sligo and i'd have to agree with whats been said here before, i wouldn't be able to pin them to any particular county.


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    #95
    Carol_1985
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    I have to say Dubs have the worst accents, by a country mile!:)


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    #96
    Rossibaby
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    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    Yes brother dearest, I am.

    i'll dance on your face:pac:


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    #97
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Yes, oh go yes!
    Arts students scare me. :pac:


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    #98
    5starpool
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    The only word I noticeably changed pronunciation of when I left Sligo due to slagging is 'book'. Rural Sligo accents are far from offensive sounding though I would imagine. Sligo town accent though, like a lot of built up area accents such as Limerick city accent, and Cork Inner city one as well, are particularly bad, along with the obvious knacker dub accent that assails my ears so regularly. My poor ears.


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    #99
    takola
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭takola


    Yes, oh go yes!
    Hmmm.. Are you not supposed to pronounce the a in early? I've always pronounced it airlee? :confused:


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    #100
    Tar.Aldarion
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    Yes, oh go yes!
    I say that yes, although it might be more like earlee. most people sas erlee.


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    #101
    takola
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭takola


    Yes, oh go yes!
    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    I say that yes, although it might be more like earlee. most people sas erlee.

    Oh no! I don't want to be like you!! :eek: :p


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    #102
    YeatsCounty
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    Damn Jackeens!
    Ah crap, I misread the poll and voted 'yes'. There's worse accents than a Sligo accent, inner city Dublin and stereotypical Northern Irish ones spring to mind.


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    #103
    eamoss
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    I get a lot of comments about my accent in Uni, like everyday. Everyone thinks im from the North and everyone first guess is that im from Donegal:eek:. Like on Thursday night two girls from Wexford I was talking to said to me they "OMG I loved your accent" then they asked me where I was from I told them to guess they start off with Scotland (which was a first) then they named all the counties in the North and then one of my mates tells them the "Wee County" and they got it.

    When people think of Dundalk accent they think of the scumbag one, which is one that makes me cringe everytime I hear it on tv ect.

    I have to say I do like the D4 and Northern accents.

    But my top 5 would be:
    Scumbag Drogheda
    Scumbag Dublin
    Really raw Mayo
    Cavan
    Scumbag Dundalk


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    #104
    johnnyskeleton
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    Yes, oh go yes!
    Volvoboy wrote: »
    Had a chat with a Sligoan today, an experence if nothing else.



    Your view,

    Is there worse than the Shhligoo accent?


    -VB-

    No better or worse than any other Irish accent really. But there are different parts of Sligo, and towards the north it becomes more like Donegalese, and towards the south it becomes like Longford/Westmeath-ish.


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    #105
    johnnyskeleton
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    Yes, oh go yes!
    Tar.Aldarion wrote: »
    I say that yes, although it might be more like earlee. most people sas erlee.

    Er-lie, as in "What shall we do with the drunken sailor, er-lie in the mornin'?"

    That do be the good way of talkin' it.


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    #106
    mise_me_fein
    Closed Accounts Posts: 668 ✭✭✭mise_me_fein


    I can't believe th!s thread is still popular


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    #107
    Overheal
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    wouldnt it be 'Sligonian'?


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    #108
    Basq
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    Yes, oh go yes!
    Overheal wrote: »
    wouldnt it be 'Sligonian'?
    Yep, said this early into the thread alright.


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    #109
    Rb
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    The only accent that has actually ever annoyed me is the Cork accent. It's absolutely horrific.

    Any country girls putting on an accent they got from Ross O'Carroll Kelly books are hilarious though, they don't seem to realise how retarded they sound and yet they're everywhere.

    The strong Dublin accents aren't nice either but certainly aren't the worst, but are definitely up in the top few.


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    #110
    Essexboy
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    Damn Jackeens!
    sligobhoy67 wrote: »
    well I gat a rail Ssssligo towen axent man, An if ya do-int like it I'll burst yer snot!

    Wot? you will travel over from Salford or some hole like that?:cool:


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    #111
    AckwelFoley
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    Yes, oh go yes!
    No, not even close.

    I find some north inner city dublin accents would cause my ears to bleed.


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    #112
    DmanDmythDledge
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    Overheal wrote: »
    wouldnt it be 'Sligonian'?
    I prefer Sligwegian myself.


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    #113
    Mweelrea
    Registered Users Posts: 1,172 ✭✭✭Mweelrea


    Yes, oh go yes!
    Sligo's accent is grand,
    Kerry's is just plain wrong as is Cavan's
    Cavan people couldn't pronounce CA if they're lives depended on it, it just comes out as a kya sound eg: kyavan kyar etc... *shudders*:pac:


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    #114
    Miss Fluff
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    Kildare and Wexford. Especially Wexford. Not only is it inhabited by sweaty kiddy-fiddling priests but the way people from Wexford say Saturday upsets me tbh. SAA-URRR-AYYYY:rolleyes:


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    #115
    jb91
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    Yes, oh go yes!
    Eeaaaiiiirrrrrkleeeeeaaaaauuuuwwwww [Arklow] is by far the worst imo.


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    #116
    lawhec
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    Yes, oh go yes!
    Sligo, beautiful place, great people (well, except for maybe Miss Chambers but that's something else entirely!). Only been in Sligo town once so can't make too much comment on it but the county accent is grand.

    Worst accent has to be a toss-up between North Dublin and Mid-North Antrim.


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    #117
    Zapp Brannigan
    Registered Users Posts: 8,326 ✭✭✭Zapp Brannigan


    gotta be any louth accent, that horrible drawling sound. And as someone said, they do sound a bit simple.


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    #118
    Goodluck2me
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    wexford by a nose.


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    #119
    topday
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    Damn Jackeens!
    eamoss wrote: »
    I get a lot of comments about my accent in Uni, like everyday. Everyone thinks im from the North and everyone first guess is that im from Donegal:eek:. Like on Thursday night two girls from Wexford I was talking to said to me they "OMG I loved your accent" then they asked me where I was from I told them to guess they start off with Scotland (which was a first) then they named all the counties in the North and then one of my mates tells them the "Wee County" and they got it.

    When people think of Dundalk accent they think of the scumbag one, which is one that makes me cringe everytime I hear it on tv ect.

    I have to say I do like the D4 and Northern accents.

    But my top 5 would be:
    Scumbag Drogheda
    Scumbag Dublin
    Really raw Mayo
    Cavan
    Scumbag Dundalk

    A small minority of Dundalk accents would be like yours - the majority of people in Dundalk speak with a hard DUNDAALK accent. Drogheda is the same – In Drogheda town you have the hard town sound and 5 mins from town mainly the South Side of Drogheda the accents starts to blend and become a lot softer and pronounced. I think Louth in general have a strong accent and this goes right back to the Gaelic language….


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    #120
    Sgt Hartman
    Registered Users Posts: 2,474 ✭✭✭Sgt Hartman


    I'm not a fan of the Wicklow accent. It sounds very "insolent".:D


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    #121
    Aisling(",)
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    Yes, oh go yes!
    i like the sligo accent..especially when they say water.i think its gas


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