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James
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Post Number: 590
Registered: 08-2004

Posted on Thursday, March 26, 2009 - 08:15 pm:

I've mentioned this in the past, but I stumbled on a web-site with some video that I think some may enjoy.

There seems to be some vestige of Irish and Scots in the accents and dialects spoken in the Carolinas of the United States.

I hope you find this link interesting.

http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/10158

Le meas,

James

Is minic a bhris beál duine a shrón.
Fáilte roimh cheartú, go deo.

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Posted on Friday, March 27, 2009 - 02:05 pm:

Go hiontach, a James. Bhain mé sult as sin, go deimhin.

I've spent some time in SW New Jersey, near the Delaware Bay, and heard echoes of English and Northern Irish pronunciation. It's definitely not the typical NJ accent down there.

Le meas,

Paul

James
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Post Number: 591
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Posted on Monday, April 06, 2009 - 01:04 pm:

I just returned from a weekend on Portsmouth Island (near Harker's Island) where the accent is very thick. Not being a linguist, all I can say is that the sounds of that regional accent and the sounds of the western Ireland were very similar.

Is minic a bhris beál duine a shrón.
Fáilte roimh cheartú, go deo.

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