Everybody thinks the Irish (like me) just eat potatoes and drink Guinness. They assume we are ALL redheads in familys of 20 or more kids. AND OF COURSE, THEY THINK OUR ACCENT IS EXACTLY THE SAME ALL OVER THE COUNTRY!
Well it's not. Here's the difference between English, and the main accents in Ireland.
Pure, perfect English: Want to go to the movies on saturday?
Pure, perfect cork: Wanna go to the mavies on the weekend, like?
Pure, perfect Dublin: Care to go to the pictures on the saturday, boy?
Pure, perfect Donegal: d'ya wanna go deh teh cinemas on satursssdoy?
Pure, Perfect Clare: Are ye comin to deh muvies oon saturday?
Pure, perfect Galway: The crack is teh mhuvies on saturday, join in?
Pure, perfect English: What is the news?
Pure, perfect cork: Whatz the crack?
Pure, perfect Dublin: Boy, wats happening?
Pure, perfect Donegal: T'wats the going-ons
Pure, Perfect Clare: What seems to be up?
Pure, perfect Galway: So, the news?
I am not being a steriotype. Dont take this personally. Comment if I should make a change(s).
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