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Where have all the Galway people gone?

bfa1509 · 2019-01-25 20:21:56

One thing that has puzzled me for years now is the severe lack of native Galway people going around these days. Has anyone else noticed this? I had the great misfortune of having to spend 4 days in UHG this week, where I had a lot of time to ponder this. In the ward next to me were 4 other men; three of whom were from Mayo…

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#62 16-02-2019 5:32pm
Galwayguy35

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MARTINOZ wrote: »

If you say the phrase "How's it goin' ould shtock?" you'll get close to a Galwegian accent.

The young wans who go around talking like Vogue Williams might disagree with you there.

Seems to be a townie kind of thing though, those of us born outside the city talk like normal Irish people.

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