accents

Talk Like A North Antrim Native: A 101

C Johnston on July 2, 2022, 8:23 am | Readers 5349

The North Coast of Northern Ireland from Ballycastle Beach in Country Antrim. In the background is the coast of Scotland which is only 13 miles away at this point.

Very impressed with this Belfast Live guide to some of our wonderfully thran placenames but, as a frequent favourite subject on Twitter, I reckon we can take it a step further here. The Belfast Live version includes, for example, the correct pronunciation of ‘Doagh’ as closer to ‘Doak’. For brevity this is a very good explanation for how the name is said. Viewers of a north of the north inclination will know, however, that the 100% authentic pronunciation of Doagh …

What’s with the Accent?

Ciaran Ward on May 21, 2022, 6:48 am | Readers 5279

Having lived in England for several years if I had a pound for every time someone on hearing my accent asked me “what part of Scotland are you from?” I’d certainly have a few extra quid in the bank. Now I’d understand this if I spoke with a strong north Antrim accent which clearly has a strong Scottish influence due to both geographical proximity and centuries (if not millennia) of inter-mingling – but I don’t. I then usually try to …