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It's funny that the author couldn't understand modern Irish farmers well enough to look for this effect. It absolutely does exist in the south-west of the count
by Y_Y 6y ago
It's funny that the author couldn't understand modern Irish farmers well enough to look for this effect. It absolutely does exist in the south-west of the country, and is not limited to farmers. It's not ubiquitous by any means, but it's completely unremarkable to anyone who's spent much time there.
(Maybe I can have a startup that transcribes videos with strong dialects/accents.)
- smcl 6y agoI think the reason they've come to the conclusion it's a farmer thing is related to the included image of "Mikey Joe O'Shea" - a sheep farmer that went semi-viral for having a very thick accent: https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/irish-farmers-go-viral-after-tv-news-appeal-for-missing-sheep-117703 https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/irish-farmers-go-vir... The funny thing is, while the accent is indeed strong that is not IMO what makes what he says difficult to comprehend. He phrases what he says in a way that might be a bit unusual for folks like me (a Scot) so we don't immediately process what he says: "Well there's 45 sheep missing, like. And the(re's) lambs and everything with the sheep. That's come out to a nice bit of money, like. Be done about it? Nothing" Really cool accent though. I couldn't make out what his neighbour said immediately after when he points over to a hill in the distance. I think (hope?) that's gaelic because I couldn't make out a single word. He goes on to talk completely clearly in English about how it's a bit better when you have a good dog to protect the sheep.
- Y_Y 6y agoYa, it's Irish (aka Irish Gaelic aka Gaeilge). He's just saying the up on the mountain is where the sheep used to be. Not the clearest diction though.